pieśń

See also: piesn

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish pieśń, from Proto-Slavic *pěsnь. By surface analysis, piać + -śń.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pjɛɕɲ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛɕɲ
  • Syllabification: pieśń

Noun

pieśń f (related adjective pieśniowy or (poetic, rare) pieśniany)

  1. (literary) chant, ballad, song (vocal piece to a poetic text)
  2. song (literary genre of lyric poetry, with origins linked to rituals and music (folk songs, medieval songs); a lyric work divided into stanzas, usually on serious topics)
  3. (poetry) canto (one of the chief divisions of a long poem)

Declension

Derived terms

nouns
adjective
  • pieśniarski
nouns
  • pieśniarstwo
  • pieśniowość

Further reading

  • pieśń in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • pieśń in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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