Wrocław
See also: Wroclaw
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editUnadapted 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
editWrocław
- 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
editTranslations
edita 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
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editWrocław m inan
- Wrocław (the capital city of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland)
Declension
editDeclension of Wrocław
singular | |
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nominative | Wrocław |
genitive | Wrocławia |
dative | Wrocławiowi |
accusative | Wrocław |
instrumental | Wrocławiem |
locative | Wrocławiu |
vocative | Wrocławiu |
Derived terms
editadjective
nouns
Further reading
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