Suwałki
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Lithuanian Suvalkai, from Lithuanian su- (“near”) + the root of valka (“small river, swampy place”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /suˈvaw.ki/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -awki
- Syllabification: Su‧wał‧ki
Proper noun
Suwałki nvir
- Suwałki, city in north-eastern Poland
Declension
Declension of Suwałki
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Suwałki |
| genitive | Suwałk |
| dative | Suwałkom |
| accusative | Suwałki |
| instrumental | Suwałkami |
| locative | Suwałkach |
| vocative | Suwałki |
Related terms
adjective
- suwalski
nouns
- Suwalskie
- Suwalszczyzna
- Suwałczanin
- suwałczanin
- suwałczanka
- Suwałczanka
References
- Tadeusz Zdancewicz (2005), “Suwałki – pochodzenie i znaczenie nazwy [Suwałki – the origin and meaning of the name]”, in Acta Baltico-Slavica, issue 29, pages 9–37
Further reading
- Suwałki in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Suwałki in Polish dictionaries at PWN