Białystok

See also: Bialystok

English

Alternative forms

  • Bialystok
  • Belostok (from Russian)
  • Biełastok (from Belarusian)

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Białystok (“white slope”).

Proper noun

Białystok

  1. A city, the capital of Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland; largest city in northeastern Poland.

Translations

Polish

Etymology

Univerbation of biały +‎ stok, named after the local river Biała.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bjaˈwɘs.tɔk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɘstɔk
  • Syllabification: Bia‧łys‧tok

Proper noun

Białystok m inan (related adjective białostocki, demonym białostoczanin, female demonym białostoczanka)

  1. Bialystok (the capital city of Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland)

Declension

Declension of Białystok
singular
nominative Białystok
genitive Białegostoku
dative Białemustokowi
accusative Białystok
instrumental Białymstokiem
locative Białymstoku
vocative Białystoku

Derived terms

adjectives
nouns
proper noun

Descendants

  • → Belarusian: Беласток (Bjelastók)
  • → English: Białystok
  • → German: Białystok
  • → Lithuanian: Bialystòkas
  • → Russian: Белосток (Belostok)
  • → Ukrainian: Білосток (Bilostok)
  • → Yiddish: ביאַליסטאָק (byalistok)

References

  1. ^ Kazimierz Rymut, Urszula Bijak, Barbara Czopek-Kopciuch, editors (2004-2021), “Białystok”, in Nazwy miejscowe Polski: historia, pochodzenie, zmiany (in Polish), volume 161, Kraków: Wydawnictwo Instytutu Języka Polskiego PAN, →ISBN, page 1

Further reading

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