ôgyń

Silesian

Alternative forms
  • uogyń (superseded)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ogňь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ugnis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷnis. Cognates include Lithuanian ugnis, Sanskrit अग्नि (agní) and Hittite 𒀀𒀝𒉌𒅖 (akniš, “name of a deity”), and Latin ignis (whence English ignition and igneous).

Noun

ôgyń m inan

  1. fire (chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering)

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