Garwolin

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Garwolin.

Proper noun

Garwolin

  1. A town in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland.

Polish

Etymology

    Originally Garwolino, from a given name Garwoł(a) of Germanic origin (compare English Gerald, German Gerwald) + -ino. Over time the gender shifted to masculine and the final -o was lost.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɡarˈvɔ.lin/
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    • Rhymes: -ɔlin
    • Syllabification: Gar‧wo‧lin

    Proper noun

    Garwolin m inan

    1. Garwolin (a town in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland)

    Declension

    Derived terms

    adjective
    nouns

    References

    1. ^ Kazimierz Rymut, Urszula Bijak, Barbara Czopek-Kopciuch, editors (1999), “Garwolin”, in Nazwy miejscowe Polski: historia, pochodzenie, zmiany (in Polish), volume 3, Kraków: Wydawnictwo Instytutu Języka Polskiego PAN, →ISBN, page 92

    Further reading

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