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czerń.

black (colour)

5 characters1 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈt͡ʂɛrɲ//ˈt͡ʂɛrɲ/Middle, Polish

  1. black (colour)

    countable · feminine

  2. black (dye, pigment)

    feminine · uncountable

  3. black (black cloth hung up at funerals)

    countable · feminine

  4. dark (a complete or partial absence of light)

    feminine · figuratively · uncountable

  5. Ukrainian (17th century term for peasants living in Ukraine)

    collective · feminine · historical · uncountable

  6. commoners, riffraff

    collective · derogatory · feminine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European *kers- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *kr̥snós Proto-Balto-Slavic *kiršnas Proto-Slavic *čь̀rnъ Old Polish czarny Polish czarnybf. Polish czerń Back-formation from czarny. First attested in 1558.

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