mierzeja

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mierzeja

Etymology

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Uncertain. Perhaps an alteration of the toponym Nerzeja, from Proto-Slavic *nyrěja. Per Brückner, borrowed from German Nehrung.[1] Compare Lithuanian nerijà.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mjɛˈʐɛ.ja/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛja
  • Syllabification: mie‧rze‧ja

Noun

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mierzeja f

  1. spit (narrow peninsula)
    Hypernyms: kosa, szpyrk

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “Mierzeja”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna

Further reading

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  • mierzeja in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • mierzeja in Polish dictionaries at PWN