Niderlandy

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Nederland, from neder (“down, low”) +‎ land (“land”). Compare English Netherlands.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɲi.dɛrˈlan.dɨ/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -andɨ
  • Syllabification: Ni‧der‧lan‧dy

Proper noun

Niderlandy nvir

  1. the Low Countries
  2. (historical) the United Kingdom of the Netherlands (a former country in Western Europe)
  3. (archaic, rare, prescribed) the Kingdom of the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe)
    Synonyms: (formal, short form) Holandia, (formal, long form) Królestwo Niderlandów

Declension
Declension of Niderlandy
plural
nominative Niderlandy
genitive Niderlandów
dative Niderlandom
accusative Niderlandy
instrumental Niderlandami
locative Niderlandach
vocative Niderlandy
adjective
nouns

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