wyspa
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьzsъpъ/*jьzsъpa, with an innovative prefixation of wy- performing a similar function of *jьz/*jьz-.[1] By surface analysis, deverbal from wysypać.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɨs.pa/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɨspa
- Syllabification: wys‧pa
- Homophone: Wyspa
Noun
wyspa f (diminutive wysepka, related adjective wyspowy)
- island (piece of land smaller than a continent and surrounded by water)
- insular cortex, insula
Declension
References
- Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “wyspa”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
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