Kazimierz

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *Kaziměrъ, *Kazimirъ, meaning "destroyer of peace", from *kaziti (“to destroy”) + *mirъ (“peace”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaˈʑi.mjɛʂ/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -imjɛʂ
Syllabification: Ka‧zi‧mierz

Proper noun

Kazimierz m pers (diminutive Kazik, feminine Kazimiera)

a male given name, equivalent to English Casimir

Declension

Declension of Kazimierz

	singular	plural
nominative	Kazimierz	Kazimierzowie
genitive	Kazimierza	Kazimierzów
dative	Kazimierzowi	Kazimierzom
accusative	Kazimierza	Kazimierzów
instrumental	Kazimierzem	Kazimierzami
locative	Kazimierzu	Kazimierzach
vocative	Kazimierzu	Kazimierzowie

Descendants

→ English: Casimir
→ French: Casimir
→ Hungarian: Kázmér
→ Italian: Casimiro
→ Japanese: カジミール (Kajimīru)
→ Latvian: Kazimirs
→ Lithuanian: Kazimieras
→ Portuguese: Casimiro
→ Spanish: Casimiro

Proper noun

Kazimierz m inan

historic Jewish district of Cracow
one of several towns in Poland

Declension

Declension of Kazimierz

	singular
nominative	Kazimierz
genitive	Kazimierza
dative	Kazimierzowi
accusative	Kazimierz
instrumental	Kazimierzem
locative	Kazimierzu
vocative	Kazimierzu

References

Derksen, Rick: Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon

Further reading

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

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