kamiyń

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Silesian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Polish kamień.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kamiyń m inan

  1. stone (piece of rock that has been separated)
    • 2017, Charles Dickens, translated by Grzegorz Kulik, Godniŏ pieśń [A Christmas Carol]‎[1], 1 edition, Opole: Silesia Progress, →ISBN:
      Stary Marley bōł umarty choby kamiyń.
      Old Marley was dead as a stone.
  2. (historical) stone (unit of mass equal to 32 pounds)

Declension

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Further reading

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  • kamiyń in silling.org
  • Henryk Jaroszewicz (2022) “kamiyń”, in Zasady pisowni języka śląskiego (in Polish), Siedlce: Wydawnictwo Naukowe IKR[i]BL, page 86
  • Aleksandra Wencel (2023) “kamjyń”, in Dykcjůnôrz ślų̊sko-polski, page 298