bystry

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Polish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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bystry (comparative bystrzejszy, superlative najbystrzejszy, derived 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

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Derived terms

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adjectives
nouns
verb

Further reading

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  • 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), →ISBN