Chełm

See also: Chelm

English

Proper noun

Chełm

  1. A number of places in Poland, including:
    1. A city in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland.

Polish
Chełm

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xъlmъ (“hill”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xɛwm/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛwm
  • Syllabification: Chełm
  • Homophone: hełm

Proper noun

Chełm m inan

  1. Chełm (a city in the Lublin Voivodeship, Poland)
  2. Chełm (a village in the Gmina of Rudna, Lubin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland)
  3. Chełm (a village in the Gmina of Malczyce, Środa Śląska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland)
  4. Chełm (a village in the Gmina of Bochnia, Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland)
  5. Chełm (a village in the Gmina of Wolbrom, Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland)
  6. Chełm (a village in the Gmina of Lidzbark Warmiński, Lidzbark County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland)
  7. Chełm (a borough of the City of Gdańsk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)
  8. Chełm (a borough of the City of Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland)
  9. Chełm (a borough of the Town of Myślenice, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland)

Declension
Declension of Chełm
singular
nominative Chełm
genitive Chełma
dative Chełmowi
accusative Chełm
instrumental Chełmem
locative Chełmie
vocative Chełmie

Derived terms
adjective
  • chełmski
nouns
  • chełmianin
  • chełmianka

References
  1. Kazimierz Rymut, Urszula Bijak, Barbara Czopek-Kopciuch, editors (1997), “Chełm”, in Nazwy miejscowe Polski: historia, pochodzenie, zmiany‎ (in Polish), volume 2, Kraków: Wydawnictwo Instytutu Języka Polskiego PAN, →ISBN, page 29

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