Suwałki
Appearance
Polish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Lithuanian Suvalkai, from Lithuanian su- (“near”) + the root of valka (“small river, swampy place”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Suwałki nvir pl
- Suwałki, city in north-eastern Poland
Declension
[edit]Declension of Suwałki
Related terms
[edit]adjective
nouns
Descendants
[edit]- → Lithuanian: Suvalkija
References
[edit]- ^ Tadeusz Zdancewicz (2005) “Suwałki – pochodzenie i znaczenie nazwy [Suwałki – the origin and meaning of the name]”, in Acta Baltico-Slavica, number 29, pages 9–37
Further reading
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- Polish terms borrowed from Lithuanian
- Polish terms derived from Lithuanian
- Polish 3-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Polish terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Polish/awki
- Rhymes:Polish/awki/3 syllables
- Polish lemmas
- Polish proper nouns
- Polish nonvirile nouns
- Polish pluralia tantum
- pl:Cities in Poland