Niderlandy

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Polish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Proper noun[edit]

Niderlandy nvir

  1. the Low Countries
  2. (historical) the United Kingdom of the Netherlands (a former country in Western Europe)
  3. (occasionally proscribed) Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe, consisting of four constituent countries: the Netherlands per se, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten)
    Synonyms: Holandia, (formal, long form) Królestwo Niderlandów

Usage notes[edit]

The use of Niderlandy as the short form of the country's name is prescribed by the European Union.[1] This usage, however, is discouraged by the Commission on Standardization of Geographical Names in Poland, which advises using Holandia instead.[2]

Declension[edit]

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

Related terms[edit]

adjective
nouns

References[edit]

  1. ^ “Urząd Publikacji – Międzyinstytucjonalny przewodnik redakcyjny – 7.1. Kraje – 7.1.1. Stosowane nazwy i skróty”, in publications.europa.eu‎[1], 2024 January 25 (last accessed)
  2. ^ “Urzędowy wykaz nazw państw i terytoriów niesamodzielnych - Komisja Standaryzacji Nazw Geograficznych poza Granicami Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej - Portal Gov.pl”, in Komisja Standaryzacji Nazw Geograficznych poza Granicami Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej‎[2] (in Polish), 2024 January 25 (last accessed)

Further reading[edit]

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