grzywna

English

Noun

grzywna (plural grzywnas or grzywny)

  1. (historical) A medieval measure of weight, mainly for silver, formerly used in Central and Eastern Europe.

Polish

Etymology

Praslavic grivьna necklace, later something precious

Related to Ukrainian гривня (hryvnja).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʐɨv.na/

Noun

grzywna f

  1. fine (payment for breaking the law)

Declension
declension of grzywna
singular plural
nominative grzywna grzywny
genitive grzywny grzywien
dative grzywnie grzywnom
accusative grzywnę grzywny
instrumental grzywną grzywnami
locative grzywnie grzywnach
vocative grzywno grzywny

Further reading
  • grzywna in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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