Schleiz

German

Etymology

From a Sorbian name attested in German spelling as Slowicz, probably from Proto-Slavic *solvьjь (“nightingale”) or perhaps *slȍvo (“word”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃlaɪ̯t͡s/
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Proper noun

Schleiz n (proper noun, genitive Schleiz' or (with an article) Schleiz)

  1. A town, an administartive seat in Saale-Orla-Kreis district, Thuringia
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