cios

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cios"

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ɕɔs/

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• Rhymes: -ɔs
• Syllabification: cios
• Homophone: Cios

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *teḱ-

Proto-Indo-European *tetḱ-der.

Proto-Balto-Slavic *téśtei

Proto-Slavic *testi

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ā́ˀtei

Proto-Slavic *-ati

Proto-Slavic *tesati

Proto-Slavic *-ъ

Proto-Slavic *tesъ

Polish cios

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tesъ.

Noun

cios m inan

1. hit, blow

   Bokser zadał potężny cios. ― The boxer struck a powerful blow.

2. (figurative) blow, misfortune
3. (architecture) large cut block of stone
   • 1998, Jarosław Z. Mirski, Krzysztof Łącki, Budownictwo z Technologią‎^[1], volume 2, Wydawnictwa Szkolne i Pedagogiczne, archived from the original on 6 September 2022, page 12:

     Ciosy, zarówno licowe jak i stosowane we wnętrzu muru, powinny być wykonane z kamieni twardych, niezwietrzałych, odporne na wpływy atmosferyczne i cechować się dużą wytrzymałością.

     Blocks of stone, decorative outer ones as well as those used in the middle of a wall, should be made from rocks that are hard, uneroded, and resistant to atmospheric influences and be characterized by great toughness.

4. tusk of an elephant or a similar animal

Declension

Declension of cios

	singular	plural
nominative	cios	ciosy
genitive	ciosu	ciosów
dative	ciosowi	ciosom
accusative	cios	ciosy
instrumental	ciosem	ciosami
locative	ciosie	ciosach
vocative	ciosie	ciosy

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

cios f

1. genitive plural of ciosa

Further reading

• “cios”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “cios”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[3] (in Polish)

Portuguese

Noun

cios

1. plural of cio

Romagnol

Adjective

cios m (feminine ciosa, masculine plural cios, feminine plural ciosi)

1. soiled