Legnica
See also: Legnicą
English
Proper noun
Legnica
- A city in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.
Translations
Polish
Etymology
The name is first attested in 1146 in a Silesian charter as Legnitz, L’gniz.[1] The origin is uncertain but theories include:
- A relation to łęg (“flood-meadow”),
- related to Proto-Slavic *ležati (“to lie, be situated”),[2]
- or of Celtic origin and connected to Proto-Celtic *Lugus, a Celtic god identified with Mercury. In this case, it would be related to Lugdunum (modern Lyons in France).[3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɛɡˈɲi.t͡sa/
Audio 1: (file) Audio 2: (file) - Rhymes: -it͡sa
- Syllabification: Leg‧ni‧ca
Proper noun
Legnica f (related adjective legnicki, demonym legniczanin, female demonym legniczanka)
- Legnica (a city in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland)
Declension
Declension of Legnica
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Legnica |
| genitive | Legnicy |
| dative | Legnicy |
| accusative | Legnicę |
| instrumental | Legnicą |
| locative | Legnicy |
| vocative | Legnico |
References
- ^ Heinrich Adamy, Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit, wyd. 2, Breslau: Verlag von Priebatsch’s Buchhandlung, 1888, p. 8
- ^ Kazimierz Rymut, Urszula Bijak, Barbara Czopek-Kopciuch, editors (2004-2021), Nazwy miejscowe Polski: historia, pochodzenie, zmiany (in Polish), volumes 1-16, Kraków: Wydawnictwo Instytutu Języka Polskiego PAN, →ISBN
- ^ Dillon, M., Chadwick, N. K. (1967). Celtic Realms: Aby Myles Dillon and Nora K.Chadwick. United States: New American Lib, p. 13