bystry

See also: bystrý

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish bystry, from Proto-Slavic *bystrъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɨs.trɨ/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨstrɨ
  • Syllabification: bys‧try

Adjective

bystry (comparative bystrzejszy, superlative najbystrzejszy, derived adverb bystro or bystrze)

  1. smart; bright; shrewd
    Synonym: sprytny
  2. (of water) fast; swift; rapid; flowing with high speed
    Synonym: wartki
  3. (of animals) fast and nimble
    Synonyms: rączy, zwinny
  4. (Łowicz, of a color) vivid

Declension
Declension of bystry (hard)
singular plural
masculine animate masculine inanimate feminine neuter virile (= masculine personal) non-virile
nominative bystry bystra bystre bystrzy bystre
genitive bystrego bystrej bystrego bystrych
dative bystremu bystrej bystremu bystrym
accusative bystrego bystry bystrą bystre bystrych bystre
instrumental bystrym bystrą bystrym bystrymi
locative bystrym bystrej bystrym bystrych

Derived terms
adjectives
nouns
verb
  • bystrzyć impf

Further reading
  • bystry in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bystry in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Wanda Decyk-Zięba, editor (2018-2022), “bystry”, in Dydaktyczny Słownik Etymologiczno-historyczny Języka Polskiego [A Didactic, Historical, Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), →ISBN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.