Gniew

See also: gniew

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Gniew.

Proper noun

Gniew

  1. A town in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland.

Translations

Polish

Etymology

From either Proto-Slavic *gъm- (“mountain, elevation”) or gnić +‎ -ew, either due to the fact it is located near an elevation, or by a river.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɲɛf/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛf
  • Syllabification: Gniew
  • Homophone: gniew

Proper noun

Gniew m inan (related adjective gniewski, demonym gniewianin, female demonym gniewianka)

  1. Gniew (a town in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)

Declension

Declension of Gniew
singular
nominative Gniew
genitive Gniewu
dative Gniewowi
accusative Gniew
instrumental Gniewem
locative Gniewie
vocative Gniewie

Descendants

  • → English: Gniew

References

  1. ^ Kazimierz Rymut, Urszula Bijak, Barbara Czopek-Kopciuch, editors (1999), “Gniew”, in Nazwy miejscowe Polski: historia, pochodzenie, zmiany (in Polish), volume 3, Kraków: Wydawnictwo Instytutu Języka Polskiego PAN, →ISBN, page 190

Further reading

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