ćma

See also: ćmą, cma, CMA, C.M.A., and CMa

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕma/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: ćma

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tьma, related to Czech tma and Russian тьма (tʹma).

Noun

ćma f

  1. moth
  2. (archaic or dialectal, Cieszyn Silesia, Masuria) darkness
  3. (literary) swarm, crowd
  4. (prison slang) prostitute
Declension
Declension of ćma
singular plural
nominative ćma ćmy
genitive ćmy ciem
dative ćmie ćmom
accusative ćmę ćmy
instrumental ćmą ćmami
locative ćmie ćmach
vocative ćmo ćmy
Derived terms
noun

See also

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

ćma

  1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of ćmy

Further reading
  • ćma in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • ćma in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2021), Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur‎, volume 1, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, page 406
  • Wanda Decyk-Zięba, editor (2018-2022), “ćma”, in Dydaktyczny Słownik Etymologiczno-historyczny Języka Polskiego [A Didactic, Historical, Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)

Silesian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tьma

Noun

ćma f

  1. darkness

Further reading
  • ćma in silling.org
  • Barbara Podgórska; Adam Podgóski (2008), “ćma”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian lects], Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 66
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