Bisztynek

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Bisztynek.

Proper noun

Bisztynek

  1. A town in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland.

Polish

Etymology

From *Bisztyn + -ek; the first element is a Polonisation of German Bischstein, a contracted form of Bischofstein.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biʂˈtɘ.nɛk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɘnɛk
  • Syllabification: Bisz‧ty‧nek

Proper noun

Bisztynek m inan

  1. Bisztynek (a town in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland)

Declension

Declension of Bisztynek
singular
nominative Bisztynek
genitive Bisztynka
dative Bisztynkowi
accusative Bisztynek
instrumental Bisztynkiem
locative Bisztynku
vocative Bisztynku

Derived terms

adjective
  • bisztynecki
nouns
  • bisztynczanin
  • bisztynczanka

References

  1. ^ Kazimierz Rymut, Urszula Bijak, Barbara Czopek-Kopciuch, editors (1996), “Bisztynek”, in Nazwy miejscowe Polski: historia, pochodzenie, zmiany (in Polish), volume 1, Kraków: Wydawnictwo Instytutu Języka Polskiego PAN, →ISBN, page 211

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