Alwernia

== Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin Alverna (whence Italian La Verna); the town grew around a monastery founded in the early 17th century, which was named after the mountain in Tuscany associated with Saint Francis of Assisi. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alˈvɛr.ɲja/ Rhymes: -ɛrɲja Syllabification: Al‧wern‧ia === Proper noun === Alwernia f (related adjective alwernijski, demonym alwernianin, female demonym alwernianka) Alwernia (a town in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland) ==== Declension ==== less common: === References === === Further reading === “Alwernia”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[1] (in Polish) Alwernia in PWN's encyclopedia