Kashubian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ostrovъ, from Proto-Indo-European *strow-. Compare Czech ostrov

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɛstrof/
  • Syllabification: ka‧nó‧na

Noun edit

òstrów m inan (diminutive òstrówk)

  1. island (land surrounded by water)
    Synonym: wëspa

Further reading edit

  • Jan Trepczyk (1994) “wyspa”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “wyspa”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[1]
  • òstrów”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022