Żyrardów
English
Proper noun
Żyrardów
- A town in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland.
Polish
Etymology
From Żyrard + -ów, named after French engineer and inventor Philippe de Girard. The town was established in 1830 to manufacture linen with machines invented by Girard. Żyrard is an approximate phonetic rendering of his surname.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʐɨˈrar.duf/
Audio 1 (file) Audio 2 (file) Audio 3 (file) - Rhymes: -arduf
- Syllabification: Ży‧rar‧dów
Proper noun
Żyrardów m inan
- Żyrardów (a city in the Masovian Voivodeship, Poland)
Declension
Declension of Żyrardów
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Żyrardów |
| genitive | Żyrardowa |
| dative | Żyrardowowi |
| accusative | Żyrardów |
| instrumental | Żyrardowem |
| locative | Żyrardowie |
| vocative | Żyrardowie |
Derived terms
adjective
- żyrardowski
nouns
- żyrardowianin
- żyrardowianka
Further reading
- Żyrardów in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Żyrardów in Polish dictionaries at PWN