bisior

See also: Bisior

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish bisior, from Old Czech biser, from Proto-Slavic *bisьrь, under influence of byssus.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbi.ɕɔr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iɕɔr
  • Syllabification: bi‧sior
  • Homophone: Bisior

Noun

bisior m inan

  1. byssus (long fine silky filaments excreted by several mollusks)
  2. byssus (exceptionally fine and valuable fiber or cloth of ancient times or clothes made of said fiber)
    kręcony bisior ― spun byssus
    ubrany w bisior ― dressed in byssus

Declension

Declension of bisior
singular plural
nominative bisior bisiory
genitive bisioru bisiorów
dative bisiorowi bisiorom
accusative bisior bisiory
instrumental bisiorem bisiorami
locative bisiorze bisiorach
vocative bisiorze bisiory

Derived terms

adjective

References

  1. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “bisior”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)

Further reading

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