Swansea

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Old Norse personal name Sveinn + ey (“island”). Written Sweynesse c. 1165, Sueinesea in 1190, Swanesey in 1322.

Proper noun

Swansea

1. a city in South Wales

Translations

a city in South Wales

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 斯旺西 (cmn) (Sīwàngxi), 史云斯 (cmn) (Shǐyúnsī), (literally) 天鹅海 (cmn) (Tiān'é hǎi)

• Greek: Σουάνσι

• Macedonian: Свонзи (mk) (Svónzi) n
• Polish: Swansea (pl) n (indeclinable)
• Russian: Суонси (ru) (Suónsi) m (indeclinable)
• Welsh: Abertawe (cy)

References

• 2003, A. D. Mills, A Dictionary of British Place-Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0198527586

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Polish

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

From English Swansea.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈswɔnzi/

Proper noun

Swansea n (indeclinable)

1. Swansea