Garwolin

Polish
Garwolin

Etymology

Originally Garwolino, from a given name Garwoł(a) of Germanic origin (compare English Gerald, German Gerwald) + -ino. Over time the gender shifted to masculine and the final -o was lost.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡarˈvɔ.lin/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔlin
  • Syllabification: Gar‧wo‧lin

Proper noun

Garwolin m inan

  1. Garwolin (a town in the Masovian Voivodeship, Poland)

Declension
Declension of Garwolin
singular
nominative Garwolin
genitive Garwolina
dative Garwolinowi
accusative Garwolin
instrumental Garwolinem
locative Garwolinie
vocative Garwolinie

Derived terms
adjective
  • garwoliński
nouns
  • garwolinianin
  • garwolinianka

References
  1. Kazimierz Rymut, Urszula Bijak, Barbara Czopek-Kopciuch, editors (1999), “Garwolin”, in Nazwy miejscowe Polski: historia, pochodzenie, zmiany‎ (in Polish), volume 3, Kraków: Wydawnictwo Instytutu Języka Polskiego PAN, →ISBN, page 92

Further reading
  • Garwolin in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Garwolin in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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