bystrooki

Polish

FWOTD – 29 May 2021

Etymology

From bystry +‎ -o- +‎ oko +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɘs.trɔˈɔ.ki/
  • Rhymes: -ɔki
  • Syllabification: bys‧tro‧o‧ki

Adjective

bystrooki (comparative bardziej bystrooki, superlative najbardziej bystrooki, no derived adverb)

  1. bright-eyed, sharp-eyed
    • 1931-1934, Maria Dąbrowska, Noce i dnie‎[1], volume 2:
      Pani Michalina stała przed nimi bystrooka, postawna, wydająca się między drugimi ludźmi niby zamek między zwykłymi domami.
      Mrs Michalina stood before them sharp-eyed, well-built, seeming among the other people like a castle among ordinary houses.

Declension

Declension of bystrooki (velar)
singular plural
masculine animate masculine inanimate feminine neuter virile (= masculine personal) non-virile
nominative bystrooki bystrooka bystrookie bystroocy bystrookie
genitive bystrookiego bystrookiej bystrookiego bystrookich
dative bystrookiemu bystrookiej bystrookiemu bystrookim
accusative bystrookiego bystrooki bystrooką bystrookie bystrookich bystrookie
instrumental bystrookim bystrooką bystrookim bystrookimi
locative bystrookim bystrookiej bystrookim bystrookich

Further reading

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