Legnica

Legnicą English Proper noun en Q106274 en city voi/Lower Silesian Voivodeship c/Poland. Translations city in Poland Czech: cs Lehnice f German: de Liegnitz n Hindi: hi लेगनित्सा Latin: la Lignitium n Latvian: lv Legnica f Polish: pl Legnica f Russian: ru Легница f Silesian East Central German: sli Liegnz Polish pl: Etymology The name is first attested in 1146 in a Silesian charter as zlw-opl Legnitz, zlw-opl L’gniz.Heinrich Adamy, Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit, wyd. 2, Breslau: Verlag von Priebatsch’s Buchhandlung, 1888, p. 8 The origin is uncertain but theories include: A relation to pl łęg flood-meadow, related to pl sla-pro *ležati to lie, be situated, or of pl cel - origin and connected to pl cel-pro *Lugus, a Celtic god identified with Mercury. In this case, it would be related to la Lugdunum (modern fr Lyons in France).Dillon, M., Chadwick, N. K. (1967). Celtic Realms: Aby Myles Dillon and Nora K.Chadwick. United States: New American Lib, p. 13 Pronunciation Pl-Legnica.ogg;LL-Q809 (pol)-Olaf-Legnica.wav Proper noun f legnicki legniczanin legniczanka pl Legnica Q106274 Declension s References Further reading