wyraj

Polish

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьrъ, *jьrьjь (“Aryan realm”), a borrowing from Iranian. Cognate with Belarusian вы́рай (výraj), Czech irij, Russian вы́рей, ирей, ирий (výrej, irej, irij), Serbo-Croatian ириј, and Ukrainian ви́рiй, ірій (výrij, irij). A derivation from Proto-Balto-Slavic *jū- (“body of water”) has also been proposed.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɨ.raj/
  • Rhymes: -ɨraj
  • Syllabification: wy‧raj

Noun

wyraj m inan

  1. (dated) warm lands to which migratory birds fly during the winter; by extension, the migration of such birds
  2. (figuratively) warm lands to which people go on holiday/vacation; by extension, such a vacation

Declension
Declension of wyraj
singular plural
nominative wyraj wyraje
genitive wyraju wyrajów/wyrai
dative wyrajowi wyrajom
accusative wyraj wyraje
instrumental wyrajem wyrajami
locative wyraju wyrajach
vocative wyraju wyraje

Further reading
  • wyraj in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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