wyspa

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See also: Wyspa, wyspą, and Wyspą

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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)

  1. island (piece of land smaller than a continent and surrounded by water)
  2. insular cortex, insula

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Descendants

  • Belarusian: вы́спа (výspa)
  • Czech: výspa

References

  1. ^ Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “wyspa”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN

Further reading

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