Gorzów Wielkopolski
See also: Gorzow Wielkopolski
English
Alternative forms
- Gorzow Wielkopolski (rare)
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish Gorzów Wielkopolski.
Translations
city
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Polish
Etymology
Literally, “Greater Poland Gorzów”. Renamed after World War II as a calque of German Landsberg an der Warthe by analogy to Gorzów Śląski, which had a well-established, historic German name of Landsberg in Oberschlesien.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɔ.ʐuv vjɛl.kɔˈpɔl.ski/
Audio 1 (file) Audio 2 (file) Audio 3 (file) - Rhymes: -ɔlski
Proper noun
Gorzów Wielkopolski m inan (related adjective gorzowski, abbreviation Gorzów Wlkp.)
- Gorzów Wielkopolski (the capital city of the Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland)
Declension
Declension of Gorzów Wielkopolski
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Gorzów Wielkopolski |
| genitive | Gorzowa Wielkopolskiego |
| dative | Gorzowowi Wielkopolskiemu |
| accusative | Gorzów Wielkopolski |
| instrumental | Gorzowem Wielkopolskim |
| locative | Gorzowie Wielkopolskim |
| vocative | Gorzowie Wielkopolski |
Further reading
- Gorzów Wielkopolski in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Gorzów Wielkopolski in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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