żyto

See also: Żyto and žyto

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʐɨ.tɔ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨtɔ
  • Syllabification: ży‧to
  • Homophone: Żyto

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Polish żyto, from Proto-Slavic *žìto (grain, corn), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *géiˀta, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-to-m, from *gʷeyh₃- (to live).

Noun

żyto n

  1. rye (grain)
  2. rye (any plant of the genus Secale)
  3. Synonym of żytniówka
Declension
Derived terms
adjective
nouns
  • żytniówka
  • żytnisko

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

żyto

  1. (rare) impersonal past of żyć

Further reading

  • żyto in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • żyto in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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