Bydgoszcz

English

Proper noun

Bydgoszcz

  1. A city in Poland.

Translations

Polish

Etymology

Originally possessive adjective, from name *Byd(i)gostь + *-jь, a lengthened variant of Proto-Slavic *Bъdigostь, from the imperative form of *bъděti (“to be awake”) + *gostь (“guest”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɨd.ɡɔʂt͡ʂ/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨdɡɔʂt͡ʂ
  • Syllabification: Byd‧goszcz

Proper noun

Bydgoszcz f

  1. Bydgoszcz (the capital city of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)

Declension
Declension of Bydgoszcz
singular
nominative Bydgoszcz
genitive Bydgoszczy
dative Bydgoszczy
accusative Bydgoszcz
instrumental Bydgoszczą
locative Bydgoszczy
vocative Bydgoszczy

Derived terms
adjective
nouns
  • bydgoszczanin
  • bydgoszczanka

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

Portuguese

Proper noun

Bydgoszcz f

  1. Bydgoszcz (a city in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish Bydgoszcz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbidɡɔʃt͡ʃ]

Proper noun

Bydgoszcz m inan (genitive singular Bydgoszcza, declension pattern of dub)

  1. Bydgoszcz (a city in Poland)

Declension
Declension of Bydgoszcz
singulare tantum
nominative Bydgoszcz
genitive Bydgoszcza
dative Bydgoszczu
accusative Bydgoszcz
locative Bydgoszczi
instrumental Bydgoszczom

Derived terms
  • Bydgoszczan m
  • Bydgoszczanka f
  • bydgoszczský

References
  • “Bydgoszcz”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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