polynya

English

Alternative forms

polyna

Etymology

From Russian полынья́ (polynʹjá, “ice hole”), from по́лый (pólyj, “hollow”)

Noun

polynya (plural polynyas)

(hydrology) A naturally-formed area of open water surrounded by sea ice.

Synonyms

glade

Translations

an area of open water surrounded by sea ice

Bashkir: йылыу (yïlïw), ҡаран (qaran)
Belarusian: пало́нка f (palónka)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 冰湖 (bīnghú), 冰沼湖 (bīngzhǎohú), 冰窟窿 (zh) (bīngkūlong), 冰穴 (bīngxué), 冰洞 (zh) (bīngdòng)
Czech: polynie f
Dutch: wakvlakte (nl)
Estonian: lahvandus (et)
Finnish: polinja
French: polynia (fr) m
German: Polynja f
Hindi: पॉलीन्या (pŏlīnyā)
Icelandic: vök (is) f

Italian: polynja f
Japanese: ポリニヤ (poriniya), 氷湖 (ひょうこ, hyōko)
Korean: 빙호 (bingho)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: polynja (no) m

Nynorsk: polynja m
Polish: połynia f, płoń f
Russian: полынья́ (ru) (polynʹjá), лу́нка (ru) f (lúnka), про́рубь (ru) f (prórubʹ) (often artificial), прота́лина (ru) f (protálina)
Spanish: polinia f
Swedish: polynja, vak (sv) c
Ukrainian: ополо́нка f (opolónka), поло́нка f (polónka)

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