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Polish
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
Noun
wyspa f (diminutive wysepka, related adjective wyspowy)
- island (piece of land smaller than a continent and surrounded by water)
- insular cortex, insula
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References
- ^ 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