Beskidy

Polish
Beskidy

Etymology

Unknown, possibly from Proto-Albanian *beškāi tāi (cf. bjeshkët).[1] Perhaps a doublet of Bieszczady.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɛsˈki.dɨ/
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  • Rhymes: -idɨ
  • Syllabification: Bes‧ki‧dy

Proper noun

Beskidy nvir pl

  1. Beskids (a mountain range in Carpathians)

Declension
Declension of Beskidy
plural
nominative Beskidy
genitive Beskidów
dative Beskidom
accusative Beskidy
instrumental Beskidami
locative Beskidach
vocative Beskidy

Derived terms
adjective
nouns
  • Beskid
  • beskidnik

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “Beskidy”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page X

Further reading
  • Beskidy in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Beskidy in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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