cieśnina

== Polish == === Alternative forms === ciaśnina === Etymology === From ciasny +‎ -ina. Partial calque of German Meerenge. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ɕɛɕˈɲi.na/ Rhymes: -ina Syllabification: cieś‧ni‧na === Noun === cieśnina f strait (narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water) sound (narrow inlet from larger waterbody, usually the sea) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “cieśnina”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “cieśnina”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)