Żyrardów
English edit
Proper noun edit
Żyrardów
- A town in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland.
Polish edit
Etymology edit
From Żyrard + -ów, named after French engineer and inventor Philippe de Girard. The town was established in 1830 to manufacture linen with machines invented by Girard; Żyrard is an approximate phonetic rendering of his surname.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ʐɨˈrar.duf/
Audio 1 (file) Audio 2 (file) Audio 3 (file) - Rhymes: -arduf
- Syllabification: Ży‧rar‧dów
Proper noun edit
Żyrardów m inan
- Żyrardów (a city in the Masovian Voivodeship, Poland)
Declension edit
Declension of Żyrardów
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Żyrardów |
| genitive | Żyrardowa |
| dative | Żyrardowowi |
| accusative | Żyrardów |
| instrumental | Żyrardowem |
| locative | Żyrardowie |
| vocative | Żyrardowie |
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