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)

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
stone (unit of mass)
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

(verbs) kamieniować, skamienieć
(nouns) kamica, kamieniarz, kamienica, kamieniołom, kamionka, skamielina
(adjectives) kamienisty, kamienny

See also

głaz, skała

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