Żyrardów

English

Proper noun

Żyrardów

  1. A town in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland.

Polish
Żyrardów

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/
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  • Rhymes: -arduf
  • Syllabification: Ży‧rar‧dów

Proper noun

Żyrardów m inan

  1. 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
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