No. 13,558 in Polish
pioruna
The Polish word "pioruna" means "of lightning" or "lightning's" (possessive form of "piorun").
In a sentence
Niebo rozświetliło się od pioruna.
The sky was illuminated by lightning.
Here, 'pioruna' refers to the lightning itself, acting as the cause of the brightening sky.
Uderzenie pioruna zniszczyło duże drzewo.
The lightning strike destroyed a large tree.
In this context, 'uderzenie pioruna' describes the physical action of the lightning hitting the tree.
Strach przed piorunami sprawiał, że w czasie burzy zawsze się chował.
Fear of lightning made him hide away during storms.
Here, 'piorunami' (plural form) pertains to the subject's fear of lightning occurrences during storms.
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