beletrystyka

See also: beletrystyką

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Belletristik. By surface analysis, French belles-lettres + -yka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (standard) /bɛ.lɛˈtrɨ.stɨ.ka/
  • IPA(key): (colloquial; common in casual speech) /bɛ.lɛ.trɨˈstɨ.ka/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨka
  • Syllabification: be‧le‧try‧sty‧ka

Noun

beletrystyka f

  1. (literary, literature) belles-lettres, fiction (light literary compositions valued for their aesthetic properties)
    Synonyms: literatura piękna, proza

Declension

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Further reading

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