ostrów

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ostrovъ

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɔ.struf/

Noun

ostrów m inan

  1. a type of river island, with ground relatively high above the water level and usually covered with forest.

Usage notes

This gender form is used in modern speech and most places names, e.g. Ostrów Tumski. The feminine noun with the same nominative singular form found in the city name Ostrów Mazowiecka is etymologically unrelated.

Declension
declension of ostrów
singular plural
nominative ostrów ostrowy
genitive ostrowu/ostrowa ostrowów
dative ostrowowi ostrowom
accusative ostrów ostrowy
instrumental ostrowem ostrowami
locative ostrowie ostrowach
vocative ostrowie ostrowy
Derived terms
  • (noun) ostrowisko

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