Białystok
See also: Bialystok
English
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Białystok
Alternative forms
- Bialystok
- Belostok (from Russian)
- Biełastok (from Belarusian)
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish Białystok (“white slope”).
Proper noun
Białystok
- A city, the capital of Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland; largest city in northeastern Poland.
Translations
city
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Polish
Etymology
From biały + stok.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bjaˈwɨs.tɔk/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɨstɔk
- Syllabification: Bia‧łys‧tok
Proper noun
Białystok m inan
- Bialystok (the capital city of the Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland)
Declension
Declension of Białystok
singular | |
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nominative | Białystok |
genitive | Białegostoku |
dative | Białemustokowi |
accusative | Białystok |
instrumental | Białymstokiem |
locative | Białymstoku |
vocative | Białystoku |
Derived terms
adjectives
- białostocki
- podbiałostocki
nouns
- Białostocczanin
- Białostocczanka
- białostoczanin
- białostoczanka
proper noun
- Białostocczyzna
Further reading
- Białystok in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Białystok in Polish dictionaries at PWN