wyspa

See also: wyspą

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, a deverbal from wysypać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɨs.pa/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨspa
  • Syllabification: wys‧pa

Noun

wyspa f (diminutive wysepka)

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

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
nouns

Descendants

  • Belarusian: вы́спа (výspa)
  • Czech: výspa

References

  1. Boryś, Wiesław (2005) 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
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