Zgórjelc

See also: Zgorjelc

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms
  • Zgorjelc (superseded)

Etymology

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

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

Proper noun

Zgórjelc m inan

  1. Görlitz (a town in Saxony, Germany)

Declension
Declension of Zgórjelc
singular (uncountable)
Nominative Zgórjelc
Genitive Zgórjelca
Dative Zgórjelcoju
Accusative Zgórjelc
Instrumental Zgórjelcom
Locative Zgórjelcu

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