Ostrowiec

See also: ostrowiec

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Ostrowiec.

Proper noun

Ostrowiec

  1. Several villages in Poland.

Translations

Polish

Etymology

From ostrów +‎ -iec.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔsˈtrɔ.vjɛt͡s/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔvjɛt͡s
  • Syllabification: Os‧tro‧wiec

Proper noun

Ostrowiec m inan (related adjective ostrowiecki, demonym ostrowczanin, female demonym ostrowczanka)

  1. Ostrowiec (a village in the Gmina of Dobiegniew, Strzelce-Drezdenko County, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland)
  2. Ostrowiec (a village in the Gmina of Kocierzew Południowy, Łowicz County, Lodz Voivodeship, Poland)
  3. Ostrowiec (a village in the Gmina of Chynów, Grójec County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland)
  4. Ostrowiec (a village in the Gmina of Repki, Sokołów Podlaski County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland)
  5. Ostrowiec (a village in the Gmina of Dębno, Myślibórz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)
  6. Ostrowiec (a village in the Gmina of Malechowo, Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)
  7. Ostrowiec (a village in the Gmina of Wałcz, Wałcz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)
  8. Astravyets (a town in Hrodna Oblast, Belarus)
  9. (informal) Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski

Declension

References

  1. ^ Kazimierz Rymut, Urszula Bijak, Barbara Czopek-Kopciuch, editors (2009), “Ostrowiec”, in Nazwy miejscowe Polski: historia, pochodzenie, zmiany (in Polish), volume 8, Kraków: Wydawnictwo Instytutu Języka Polskiego PAN, →ISBN, page 208

Further reading

  • Ostrowiec in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Ostrowiec in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Ostrowiec in PWN's encyclopedia