księżyc

Meaning

1. Alternative letter-case form of Księżyc (“Moon”).
2. moon (any natural satellite of a planet)
3. moonlight (light from the Moon)
4. moon (object shaped like the Moon; figure of the Moon)
5. month (period into which a year is divided based on the phases of the Moon)

Hyphenated as

księ‧życ

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɕɛw̃.ʐɨt͡s/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish księżyc. Partially displaced Old Polish miesiąc.

Sentences

Nie widział nic , gdyż księżyc skrył się poza chmurą .

He couldn't see anything, because the moon was hiding behind the cloud.

Brunatny księżyc pełzał po zboczu.

The brown moon crawled down the slope.