Kujawy

Polish

Etymology

Plural of kujawa (“barren, sandy piece of land”).[1] This is originally from a word meaning "wind," "storm," and could ultimately be related to chujawa (“snowstorm”).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuˈja.vɘ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -avɘ
  • Syllabification: Ku‧ja‧wy

Proper noun

Kujawy nvir pl

  1. Kuyavia (a region in north-central Poland)
  2. Kujawy (a village in the Gmina of Miastków Kościelny, Garwolin County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland)
  3. Kujawy (a village in the Gmina of Strzeleczki, Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland)
  4. Kujawy (a village in the Gmina of Iwaniska, Opatów County, Holy Cross Voivodeship, Poland)

Declension

Declension of Kujawy
plural
nominative Kujawy
genitive Kujaw
dative Kujawom
accusative Kujawy
instrumental Kujawami
locative Kujawach
vocative Kujawy

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Kazimierz Rymut, Urszula Bijak, Barbara Czopek-Kopciuch, editors (2003), “Kujawy”, in Nazwy miejscowe Polski: historia, pochodzenie, zmiany (in Polish), volume 5, Kraków: Wydawnictwo Instytutu Języka Polskiego PAN, →ISBN, page 459
  2. ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “Kujawy”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna

Further reading

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