kamień

See also: Kamień

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kamy, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *akmō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éḱmō. Cognates include Latvian akmens, Lithuanian akmuo, Ancient Greek ἄκμων (ákmōn, “anvil, pestle, battering ram”) and Sanskrit अश्मन् (aśman, “stone, hammer, thunderbolt”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈka.mʲɛɲ/
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Noun

kamień m inan (diminutive kamyk, augmentative kamor)

  1. stone
    kamień brukowy – flagstone, paving stone
    kamień filozoficzny – philosophers' stone
    kamień milowy – milestone
    kamień nagrobny – tombstone, gravestone
    kamień szlachetny – gem, gemstone, precious stone
    kamień żółciowy – gallstone
  2. stone (unit of mass)
  3. plaque

Declension
declension of kamień
singular plural
nominative kamień kamienie
genitive kamienia kamieni
dative kamieniowi kamieniom
accusative kamień kamienie
instrumental kamieniem kamieniami
locative kamieniu kamieniach
vocative kamieniu kamienie

Derived terms

See also

Further reading
  • kamień in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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