wyspa
Polish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьzsъpъ/*jьzsъpa, with an innovative prefixation of wy- performing a similar function of *jьz/*jьz-.[1] By surface analysis, deverbal from wysypać.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɘ.spa/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɘspa
- Syllabification: wy‧spa
- Homophone: Wyspa
Noun
wyspa f (diminutive wysepka, related adjective wyspowy)
- island (piece of land smaller than a continent and surrounded by water)
- insular cortex, insula
Declension
Declension of wyspa
Derived terms
Related terms
adjectives
adverbs
- wyspowo
nouns
- wyspiarstwo
Descendants
References
- ^ Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “wyspa”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN