Wrocław
See also: Wroclaw
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from Polish Wrocław. Doublet of Breslau.
Pronunciation edit
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈvɹɔts.wɑf/,[1] /ˈvɹɔts.lɑf/,[2] /ˈvɹɔts.lɑv/[1]
Audio (US) (file) - (UK) IPA(key): /ˈvɹɒtslɑːv/,[3] /ˈvɹɒtslɑːf/,[4] /ˈvɹɒtswɑːf/
- (nonstandard) like "rock law"[5][6]
Proper noun edit
Wrocław
- A city, located in Silesia in what is now southwestern Poland. (At different points in history, the city has been part of Bohemia, Prussia, Germany, and Poland.)
Synonyms edit
Translations edit
a city in southwestern Poland
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References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “Wrocław”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- ^ “Wrocław”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- ^ Lonɡman Pronunciation Dictionary (1990) ([1])
- ^ Cambridge Pronouncing Dictionary
- ^ Visible Language (1970), page 321
- ^ [2]
Polish edit
Etymology edit
From Wrocisław, Wrócisław, or Warcisław, an Old Polish given name, cognate with the Czech Vratislav. The name is derived from wrócić (“to return; archaically: to give back, to defeat a foe, to force to flee”) + -sław (“name, respect, glory, reputation”). Traditionally considered to be named after Vratislaus I, Duke of Bohemia, the legendary founder of the city. However, this hypothesis is problematic, since the first records of the city's existence are several decades later than the death of Vratislaus I.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈvrɔ.t͡swaf/
Audio 1 (file) Audio 2 (file) Audio 3 (file) - Rhymes: -ɔt͡swaf
- Syllabification: Wro‧cław
Proper noun edit
Wrocław m inan
- Wrocław (the capital city of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland)
Declension edit
Declension of Wrocław
singular | |
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nominative | Wrocław |
genitive | Wrocławia |
dative | Wrocławiowi |
accusative | Wrocław |
instrumental | Wrocławiem |
locative | Wrocławiu |
vocative | Wrocławiu |
Derived terms edit
adjective
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