Rzym

Old Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Czech Řím.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /r̝iːm/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /r̝im/

Proper noun

Rzym (m-in)

  1. Rome

Descendants

  • Polish: Rzym

References

  1. Šekli, Matej (2015) “Old Romance place names in early South Slavic and late Proto-Slavic sound changes”, in Linguistica, volume 55(1), page 106

Polish

Rzym

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish Rzym, from Old Czech Řím, from Western South Slavic *Rimъ,[1] from early South Slavic *Rymъ, from early Romance, from Latin Rōma.[2]

For similar religious borrowings, compare Żyd (Jew), krzyż (cross).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʐɨm/
  • (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /ˈʐɨm/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨm
  • Syllabification: Rzym

Proper noun

Rzym m inan

  1. Rome (the capital city of Italy)
    Synonym: Wieczne Miasto
  2. (Ancient Rome, historical) Roman Empire (an ancient empire)
    Synonym: Cesarstwo Rzymskie

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
nouns
noun
  • rzymskość

References

  1. Stieber, Zdzisław (2005) Zarys gramatyki porównawczej języków słowiańskich (in Polish), Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, →ISBN
  2. Šekli, Matej (2015) “Old Romance place names in early South Slavic and late Proto-Slavic sound changes”, in Linguistica, volume 55(1), page 106

Further reading

  • Rzym in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Rzym in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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