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Polish
Etymology
From earlier *żgliszcze, from żgły + -iszcze.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzɡliʂ.t͡ʂɛ/
- Rhymes: -iʂt͡ʂɛ
- Syllabification: zglisz‧cze
Noun
zgliszcze n
- (dated, chiefly in the plural) cinder, residue from partially burnt material
- Synonym: pogorzelisko
- (by extension, figurative, usually in the plural) ruin, rubble
Miasto Meksyk założono na zgliszczach azteckiej metropolii Tenochtitlan.- Mexico City was established on the ruins of the Aztec metropolis of Tenochtitlan.
Declension
Further reading
- zgliszcze in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- zgliszcze in Polish dictionaries at PWN