Gorzów Wielkopolski
English
Alternative forms
- Gorzow Wielkopolski (rare)
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish Gorzów Wielkopolski.
Proper noun
Gorzów Wielkopolski
- One of two capitals of Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland.
Translations
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Polish
![](Images/wiktionary/Gorz%C3%B3w_Wlkp.estakada_kolejowa_i_bulwary.JPG.webp)
Widok na rzekę Warta i katedrę w centrum Gorzowa Wielkopolskiego.
A view of the Warta River and the cathedral in the centre of Gorzów Wielkopolski.
A view of the Warta River and the cathedral in the centre of Gorzów Wielkopolski.
Alternative forms
- Gorzów Wlkp. (abbreviation)
Etymology
Renamed after World War II from German Landsberg an der Warthe by analogy to Gorzów Śląski, which had a well-established, historic German name of Landsberg in Oberschlesien.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɔ.ʐuv vjɛl.kɔˈpɔl.ski/
Audio 1 (file) Audio 2 (file) - Rhymes: -ɔlski
Proper noun
Gorzów Wielkopolski m inan
- Gorzów Wielkopolski (one of two capitals of Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland)
Declension
Declension of Gorzów Wielkopolski
singular | |
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nominative | Gorzów Wielkopolski |
genitive | Gorzowa Wielkopolskiego |
dative | Gorzowowi Wielkopolskiemu |
accusative | Gorzów Wielkopolski |
instrumental | Gorzowem Wielkopolskim |
locative | Gorzowie Wielkopolskim |
vocative | Gorzowie Wielkopolski |
Derived terms
adjectives
- gorzowski
- podgorzowski
nouns
- gorzowianin
- gorzowianka
Related terms
proper nouns
- Gorzów
- Gorzów Śląski
Further reading
- Gorzów Wielkopolski in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Gorzów Wielkopolski in Polish dictionaries at PWN