Świętokrzyskie
Polish
Etymology
Short for Góry Świętokrzyskie (literally “mountains of the Holy Cross”), from góry and świętokrzyskie, a compound of święty (“holy”) + -o- + krzyż (“cross”) + -ski (adjectival suffix) + -e (nonvirile plural suffix reinterpreted as neuter singular).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɕfjɛn.tɔkˈʂɨs.kjɛ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɨskjɛ
- Syllabification: Świę‧tok‧rzys‧kie
Proper noun
Świętokrzyskie n
- A mountain range in southern Poland, sometimes known in English as Holy Cross
- Synonym: Góry Świętokrzyskie f inan pl
- A voivodeship of southern Poland, named after the mountain range
Declension
Declension of Świętokrzyskie
singular | |
---|---|
nominative | Świętokrzyskie |
genitive | Świętokrzyskiego |
dative | Świętokrzyskiemu |
accusative | Świętokrzyskie |
instrumental | Świętokrzyskiem |
locative | Świętokrzyskiem |
vocative | Świętokrzyskie |
Related terms
- Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski
- Święty Krzyż
Further reading
- Świętokrzyskie in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Świętokrzyskie in Polish dictionaries at PWN