wrzos

Polish

Etymology

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): /vʐɔs/

Noun

wrzos m inan

  1. heather, calluna

Declension

Further reading

  • wrzos in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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