piorun

Polish

Etymology

Inherited 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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• Rhymes: -ɔrun
• Syllabification: pio‧run

Noun

piorun m inan

1. lightning

   Coordinate term: grzmot

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