gorzkie żale

See also: Gorzkie Żale

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “bitter lamentations”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔʂ.kjɛ ˈʐa.lɛ/

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• Syllabification: gorz‧kie ża‧le
• Homophone: Gorzkie Żale

Noun

gorzkie żale nvir pl

1. (idiomatic, Roman Catholicism) gorzkie żale (Catholic devotion containing many hymns that developed out of Poland in the 18th century)
2. (idiomatic, Roman Catholicism) gorzkie żale (such hymns)

Declension

Declension of gorzkie żale

	plural
nominative	gorzkie żale
genitive	gorzkich żali
dative	gorzkim żalom
accusative	gorzkie żale
instrumental	gorzkimi żalami
locative	gorzkich żalach
vocative	gorzkie żale

Descendants

• → Ukrainian: гіркі́ жалі́ (hirkí žalí)

Further reading

• gorzkie żale in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• gorzkie żale in Polish dictionaries at PWN