Warszawa
See also: warszawa, warszawą, and Warszawą
Danish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Polish Warszawa, from Old Polish. See there for more.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɑˈsjaːva/, [vɑ̈ˈɕɛːvæ]
Proper noun
Warszawa ?
- Warsaw (the capital city of Poland)
- Warszawa er hovedstaden i Polen.
- Warsaw is the capital of Poland.
Derived terms
- Warszawapagten c
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- Varsjava (historical, adapted spelling)
- Warschau (historical, from German)
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Polish Warszawa, from Old Polish. See there for more.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɑrˈʃɑːvɑ/, [vɑˈʂ(ː)ɑ̀ːvɑ̌]
Proper noun
Warszawa
- Warsaw (the capital city of Poland)
Derived terms
- Warszawapakten m or f
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- Varsjava (alternative spelling)
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Polish Warszawa, from Old Polish. See there for more.
Proper noun
Warszawa ?
- Warsaw (the capital city of Poland)
Derived terms
- Warszawapakta f
Polish
Etymology
From earlier, medieval Warszewa or Warszowa, from Old Polish Warsz + -owa (adjectival suffix). Warsz is an Old Polish diminutive of the given name Wrocisław or Warcisław (cf. Wrocław).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /varˈʂa.va/
Audio 1 (file) Audio 2 (file) Audio 3 (file) - Rhymes: -ava
- Syllabification: War‧sza‧wa
- Homophone: warszawa
Proper noun
Warszawa f
- Warsaw (the capital city of Poland)
- 1854, Leon Potocki, Święcone, czyli Pałac Potockich w Warszawie:
- Arcybiskupowi przeznaczono rocznéj pensyi 140,000 franków, prócz pieniędzy na reprezentacyą; gdyż cesarz w udzielonych mu instrukcyach chciał, aby w Warszawie wielki dom prowadził.
- The archbishop was allowed a yearly pension of 140,000 franks, in addition to the money for representation; where as the emperor wanted, as in his conferred instructions, wanted him to lead a great house in Warsaw.
- 1964, Adam Szczypiorski, Ćwierć wieku Warszawy, 1806-1830:
- Od daty 18 maja 1815 roku, kiedy traktat wiedeński powołał do życia Królestwo Polskie, rozpoczęła się dla Warszawy nowa epoka.
- From May 18, 1815, when the Treaty of Vienna brough the Polish Kingdom back to life, a new epoch for Warsaw begun.
- 2008, Artur III Nadolski, Pani Chłodna (opowieść o warszawskiej ulicy):
- W takiej atmosferze rewolucyjnego września opuszczał na zawsze Warszawę i Ojczyznę Fryderyk Chopin.
- In this revolutionist atmosphere of September, Frederyk Chopin left Warsaw and his fatherland forever.
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- FSO Warszawa, a line of cars manufactured in Warsaw between 1951 and 1973
- 2010, Aleksander Sowa, Legendy naszej motoryzacji:
- W 1958 roku Warszawę wyposażono już w dwuramienną kierownicę.
- In 1958 the warsaw was equipped with a two-armed steering wheel.
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- Warsaw (the capital city of the Masovian Voivodeship, Poland)
Usage notes
- In the car sense, this word is spelled in lowercase when used as a metonym to refer to particular cars. See warszawa.
Declension
Declension of Warszawa
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Warszawa |
| genitive | Warszawy |
| dative | Warszawie |
| accusative | Warszawę |
| instrumental | Warszawą |
| locative | Warszawie |
| vocative | Warszawo |
Derived terms
adjective
- warszawski
nouns
- warszawiak
- warszawianin
- warszawianka
- warszawka
Further reading
- Warszawa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Warszawa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish
Alternative forms
- Varsjava (historical, adapted spelling)
- Warsau (historical, from German)
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Polish Warszawa, from Old Polish. See there for more.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /varˈʂɑːˌva/, [va̠ɹˈʂɑ̂ːvâ̠]
Proper noun
Warszawa n (genitive Warszawas)
- Warsaw (the capital city of Poland)
Derived terms
- Warszawapakten c