bystry

See also: bystrý

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish bystry, from Proto-Slavic *bystrъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɨs.trɨ/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨstrɨ
  • Syllabification: bys‧try

Adjective

bystry (comparative bystrzejszy, superlative najbystrzejszy, adverb bystro or bystrze)

  1. smart; bright; shrewd
    Synonym: sprytny
  2. (of water) fast; swift; rapid; flowing with high speed
    Synonym: wartki
  3. (of animals) fast and nimble
    Synonyms: rączy, zwinny
  4. (Łowicz, of a color) vivid

Declension
Declension of bystry
case singular plural
masculine personal/animate masculine inanimate neuter feminine virile nonvirile
nominative, vocative bystry bystre bystra bystrzy bystre
genitive bystrego bystrej bystrych
dative bystremu bystrym
accusative bystrego bystry bystre bystrą bystrych bystre
instrumental bystrym bystrymi
locative bystrej bystrych

Derived terms
adjectives
nouns
verb
  • bystrzyć impf

Further reading
  • bystry in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bystry in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Wanda Decyk-Zięba, editor (2018-2022), “bystry”, in Dydaktyczny Słownik Etymologiczno-historyczny Języka Polskiego [A Didactic, Historical, Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.