Wroclaw

See also: Wrocław

English

Alternative forms

Wrocław

Etymology

Anglicised form of Polish Wrocław. Doublet of Breslau.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈvɹɔts.wɑf/,[1] /ˈvɹɔts.lɑf/,[2] /ˈvɹɔts.lɑv/[1]
Audio (US) (file)
(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈvɹɒtslɑːv/,[3] /ˈvɹɒtslɑːf/,[4] /ˈvɹɒtswɑːf/
(nonstandard) like "rock law"[5][6]

Proper noun

Wroclaw

A city, located in Silesia in what is now southwestern Poland. (At different points in history, the city has been part of Bohemia, Prussia, Germany, and Poland.)

Synonyms

Breslau

Translations

a city in southwestern Poland

Afrikaans: Wroclaw, Breslau
Albanian: Vroclav m (indefinite), Vroclavi m (definite)
Arabic: فْرُوتْزُوَاف‎ f (frutzuwaf)
Armenian: Վրոցլավ (Vrocʿlav)
Azerbaijani: Vrotslav (az)
Basque: Wroclaw
Belarusian: Вро́цлаў m (Vróclaŭ), Уро́цлаў m (Uróclaŭ) (Taraškievica)
Breton: Wrocław
Bulgarian: Вро́цлав m (Vróclav)
Catalan: Wroclaw, Breslau
Chinese:
Mandarin: 弗羅茨瓦夫／弗罗茨瓦夫 (zh) (Fúluócíwǎfū), 布雷斯勞／布雷斯劳 (Bùléisīláo) (historical)
Czech: Vratislav (cs) m
Danish: Wroclaw n, Breslau n (historical)
Dutch: Wrocław n, Wroclaw n, Breslau n (historical)
East Central German: Brassel (Silesian)
Esperanto: Vroclavo
Estonian: Wroclaw, Breslau (historical)
Finnish: Wrocław (fi)
French: Wrocław (fr) m, Breslau (fr) (historical)
Galician: Wrocław
Georgian: ვროცლავი (vroclavi)
German: Breslau (de) n, Wrocław (de) n (modern loan from Polish)
Greek: Βρότσλαβ (Vrótslav)
Hebrew: ורוצלב‎ f (vrotsláv), ברסלאו‎ f (historical)
Hungarian: Boroszló (hu)
Icelandic: Wrocław, Breslau (historical)
Indonesian: Wrocław
Italian: Breslavia f
Japanese: ヴロツワフ (Vurotsuwafu), ブレスラウ (Buresurau) (historical)
Javanese: Wrocław
Kashubian: Wrocław m
Kazakh: Вроцлав (Vroslav)
Korean: 브로츠와프 (Beurocheuwapeu), 브레슬라우 (Beureseullau) (historical)
Kyrgyz: Вроцлав (Vrotslav)
Latin: Vratislavia, Bratislavia f
Latvian: Vroclava f, Breslava f (historical)
Lithuanian: Vroclavas m
Low German:
German Low German: Breslau
Macedonian: Вроцлав m (Vroclav)
Malay: Wrocław
Mongolian:
Cyrillic: Вроцлав (Vroclav)
Nauruan: Wrocław
Norwegian:
Bokmål: Wrocław n, Breslau n (historical)
Occitan: Wrocław
Polish: Wrocław (pl) m
Portuguese: Breslávia f, Wroclaw f, Breslau f
Quechua: Wrocław
Romanian: Wrocław
Russian: Вро́цлав (ru) m (Vróclav), Бресла́вль m (Breslávlʹ) (historical)
Samogitian: Vruoclavs
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: Вроцлав m

Roman: Vroclav m, Wrocław m
Silesian: Wrocław m
Slovak: Vratislav m, Vroclav m
Slovene: Vroclav m, Wrocław m
Sorbian:
Lower: Wrocław m

Upper: Wrocław m
Spanish: Breslavia (es) f
Swedish: Wrocław (sv) n, Breslau n (historical)
Tagalog: Breslavia
Tajik: Вротслав (Vrotslav)
Turkish: Wrocław
Ukrainian: Вро́цлав m (Vróclav), Бресла́вль m (Breslávlʹ) (historical)
Vietnamese: Wrocław
Volapük: Wrocław
West Frisian: Breslau
Yiddish: ברעסלוי‎ n (bresloy), ברעסלע‎ n (bresle)

References

“Wroclaw”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
“Wroclaw”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Lonɡman Pronunciation Dictionary (1990) ()
Cambridge Pronouncing Dictionary
Visible Language (1970), page 321

Portuguese

Proper noun

Wroclaw f

Wroclaw, Breslau (a city in the Lower Silesia, Poland)
Synonyms: Breslávia, Breslau

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[MW-1] “Wroclaw”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

[2] “Wroclaw”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

[3] Lonɡman Pronunciation Dictionary (1990) ()

[4] Cambridge Pronouncing Dictionary

[5] Visible Language (1970), page 321