Zgorzelec

English

Proper noun

Zgorzelec

1. Görlitz.
2. A town in Poland neighbouring Görlitz, Germany.

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 茲戈熱萊茨 / 兹戈热莱茨

• Slovak: Zhorelec

Polish

Zgorzelec

Etymology

Borrowed from Lower Sorbian Zgórjelc. Doublet of Görlitz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɡɔˈʐɛ.lɛt͡s/

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• Rhymes: -ɛlɛt͡s
• Syllabification: Zgo‧rze‧lec

Proper noun

Zgorzelec m inan (related adjective zgorzelecki)

1. Zgorzelec (a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland)
2. (historical) Görlitz (a town in Saxony, Germany)

   Synonym: Görlitz

Declension

Declension of Zgorzelec

	singular
nominative	Zgorzelec
genitive	Zgorzelca
dative	Zgorzelcowi
accusative	Zgorzelec
instrumental	Zgorzelcem
locative	Zgorzelcu
vocative	Zgorzelcu

Derived terms

nouns

• zgorzelczanin
• zgorzelczanka

Further reading

• “Zgorzelec”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “Zgorzelec”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)
• Zgorzelec in PWN's encyclopedia