polostrov
Slovak
Alternative forms
- poloostrov (obsolete)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Slovak polostrov. By surface analysis, polo- + ostrov.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpɔlɔstrɔf]
- Rhymes: -ɔstrɔf
- Hyphenation: po‧lo‧strov
Noun
polostrov m inan (relational adjective polostrovný)
- peninsula (a point of land surrounded on three sides by the sea)
- Synonym: peninsula
- 2023, Eva Obůrková, Martina Antošová, Výlety po Slovensku - S deťmi i bez nich[1], Albatros Media Slovakia s.r.o., →ISBN, page 125:
- Priehrada s rozlohou 35 km štvorcových, ktorá tu nakoniec v polovici 20. storočia zaplavila územie niekoľkých obcí, zabe rá značnú časť Oravskej kotliny a vytvorila tu rad polostrovov a zátok.
- The 35 square km dam, which eventually flooded the territory of several municipalities in the mid-20th century, occupies a significant part of the Orava Basin and created a number of peninsulas and bays.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | polostrov | polostrovy |
| genitive | polostrova | polostrovov |
| dative | polostrovu | polostrovom |
| accusative | polostrov | polostrovy |
| locative | polostrove | polostrovoch |
| instrumental | polostrovom | polostrovmi |
Further reading
- “polostrov”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025