polynya
A naturally formed transient area of open water surrounded by sea ice, especially in…A naturally formed transient area of open water surrounded by sea ice, especially in polar or subpolar seas.
Meaning
1 sensesA naturally formed transient area of open water surrounded by sea ice, especially in polar or subpolar seas.
Wake, Polynja
полынья́polynʹjá, лу́нкаlúnka, про́рубьprórubʹ
ополо́нкаopolónka, поло́нкаpolónka
a stretch of open water surrounded by ice (especially in Arctic seas)
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Russian полынья́ (polynʹjá, “polynya”) in the 1850s, from Middle Russian полBorrowed from Russian полынья́ (polynʹjá, “polynya”) in the 1850s, from Middle Russian полыньѧ (polynʹja) (att. in 1639), from полыи (polyi, “open from above, uncovered; hollow”), whence also Russian полый (polyj, “hollow”), from Old East Slavic полъ (polŭ, “uncovered”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat”). The rare plural form polynyi is borrowed from Russian полыньи́ (polynʹí).
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Forms
plural: polynyasSynonyms
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