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Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish wrzos, from Proto-Slavic *vȇrsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *werˀź-, *wirˀź- (whence Lithuanian vìržis (“heather”), Latvian vir̂zis (“heather”)), from an unknown non-Indo-European source. Cognates include Irish fraoch and Ancient Greek ἐρείκη (ereíkē, “heather”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvʐɔs/
- Rhymes: -ɔs
- Syllabification: wrzos
Noun
wrzos m inan
- heather, calluna
Declension
Further reading
- wrzos in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- wrzos in Polish dictionaries at PWN