imię

Meaning

1. name; given name (name chosen for a child by its parents)
2. name (designation given to an animal, plant or other object)
3. name (name given to an institution, place or cultural or sports event in honor of a famous and distinguished person or group of people or a historical event)
4. name (reputation)
5. (obsolete) nominal (any term declining for case)
6. power, authority
7. The meaning of this term is uncertain.

Hyphenated as

i‧mię

Gender

Neuter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈi.mjɛ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish imię. Cognate with English name and English noun.

Sentences

" Wiem doskonale , że mam w sobie dane , by rozsławić swoje imię ."

"I know perfectly well that I have the data to make my name famous."

Zaczął przylepiać się do niej , zdrabniać jej imię , nazwy części ciała .

He began to cling to her, to scrape her name, the names of body parts.

Jakże mu było na imię ? — spytał ciekawie jednoręki .

What was his name? "the one-armed man asked curiously.