zgliszcze
See also: żgliszcze
Polish
Etymology
From earlier *żgliszcze, from żgły + -iszcze.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzɡliʂ.t͡ʂɛ/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -iʂt͡ʂɛ
- Syllabification: zglisz‧cze
Noun
zgliszcze n
- (dated, chiefly in the plural) cinder, residue from partially burnt material
- Synonym: pogorzelisko
- (by extension, figurative, usually in the plural) ruin, rubble
- Miasto Meksyk założono na zgliszczach azteckiej metropolii Tenochtitlan.
- Mexico City was established on the ruins of the Aztec metropolis of Tenochtitlan.
- (archaic) pyre or sacred fire
Declension
Declension of zgliszcze
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | zgliszcze | zgliszcza |
| genitive | zgliszcza | zgliszcz/zgliszczy/zgliszczów |
| dative | zgliszczu | zgliszczom |
| accusative | zgliszcze | zgliszcza |
| instrumental | zgliszczem | zgliszczami |
| locative | zgliszczu | zgliszczach |
| vocative | zgliszcze | zgliszcza |