jesion

See also: Jesion

Polish

jesion

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *àsenь, *àsenъ, with the Old Polish dialectal change ja-je-. Although today this change is confined to northern Masovia, the form jesion dominates everywhere, except in most of Lesser Poland, and is, along with its derivatives, the only word with this change that has made its way to the literary language.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɛ.ɕɔn/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛɕɔn
  • Syllabification: je‧sion
  • Homophone: Jesion

Noun

jesion m inan (diminutive jesionek, related adjective jesionowy)

  1. ash, ash tree (any tree of the genus Fraxinus)
  2. ash, ashwood (wood of the ash)

Declension

References

  1. Karol Dejna (1993) Dialekty polskie, Wrocław: Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich, →ISBN, Przejście nagłosowego ja- w -je, pages 160–162
  2. Stieber, Zdzisław (1966) Historyczna i współczesna fonologia języka polskiego, Warszawa: Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, pages 21–22

Further reading

  • jesion in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • jesion in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • jesion in PWN's encyclopedia
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