piorun

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *perunъ (“thunderbolt”), from Proto-Indo-European *perkunos (“the thunder god”), from *perkʷ- (“oak-tree”). Also the name of the god of thunder in Slavic mythology. Cognate with Latvian pērkons.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpʲɔ.run/
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Noun

piorun m inan

  1. lightning

Declension
declension of piorun
singular plural
nominative piorun pioruny
genitive pioruna piorunów
dative piorunowi piorunom
accusative piorun pioruny
instrumental piorunem piorunami
locative piorunie piorunach
vocative piorunie pioruny

Further reading
  • piorun in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • piorun in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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