Niderlandy

Polish

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Niderlandy

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɲi.dɛrˈlan.dɘ/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -andɘ
Syllabification: Ni‧der‧lan‧dy

Proper noun

Niderlandy nvir

the Low Countries
(historical) the United Kingdom of the Netherlands (a former country in Western Europe)
(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

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

Declension of Niderlandy

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

Related terms

adjective

niderlandzki

nouns

References

^ “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)
^ “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)