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English
Proper noun
Łódź
- Alternative form of Lodz
Hungarian
Łódź on Hungarian Wikipedia
Etymology
From Polish Łódź.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): , ,
- Hyphenation: Łódź
- Rhymes: -od͡ʒː, -ud͡ʒː, -ut͡ʃ (the latter two forms may interfere with listening comprehension, except among Polish speakers)
Proper noun
Łódź
- Lodz (a major city in Poland)
Declension
Derived terms
References
- ^ For transcription, is given in Laczkó, Krisztina with Attila Mártonfi (2006) Helyesírás [Orthography], Budapest: Osiris Kiadó, →ISBN. Word-final dzs is always pronounced long (unless it follows another consonant in the same syllable). The second and the third variants may reflect the original pronunciation more faithfully but are likely to cause non-Polish-speakers more difficulty when trying to recognize the name.
Polish
Etymology
Unknown. Possible etymologies include:
Popular incorrect etymologies include:
- From łódź (“boat”). This is incorrect, since the city does not lie near any navigable body of water.
- From Łódka, a small river in the city. This is also incorrect, since the river was named after the city, not the other way around.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Łódź f
- Lodz (the capital city of the Łódź Voivodeship, in southeastern Poland)
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- Łódź in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Łódź in Polish dictionaries at PWN