trumna

See also: trumną

Polish

trumna

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish trona (chest), from Middle High German truhe, from Old High German truha. Compare Ukrainian труна́ (truná).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtrum.na/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -umna
  • Syllabification: trum‧na

Noun

trumna f (diminutive trumienka, augmentative trumnisko)

  1. coffin
    Synonyms: (euphemistic) cztery deski, drewniana jesionka, drewniany szlafrok, sosnowa jesionka, dębowa kamizelka, drewniany garnitur
  2. (colloquial) airplane or ship with a risk of disaster

Declension

Derived terms

adjectives
  • trumienny
  • trumniany
  • trumniarski
nouns
  • trumniak
  • trumniarz
  • trumnica

Further reading

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