See also: Zgorjelc

Lower Sorbian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Said to be of Old Sorbian origin, from Proto-Slavic *gorěti (to burn), referring to an establishment on a burned site.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈzɡɛrʲɛlt͡s/, [ˈzɡɛrʲelt͡s]; /ˈzɡɨrʲɛlt͡s/, [ˈzɡɨrʲelt͡s]; (dated) /ˈzɡʊrʲɛlt͡s/, [ˈzɡʊrʲelt͡s]

Proper noun

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Zgórjelc m inan

  1. Görlitz (a town in Saxony, Germany)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Ernst Eichler, Hans Walther: Historisches Ortsnamenbuch von Sachsen. T. II. M – Z. Berlin: Akademie Verlag, 2001, s. 334