wyraj

Polish

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьrъ, *jьrьjь (“Aryan realm”), a borrowing from Iranian. Cognate with Belarusian вы́рай (výraj), Czech irij, Russian вы́рей, ирей, ирий (výrej, irej, irij), Serbo-Croatian ириј, and Ukrainian ви́рiй, ірій (výrij, irij). A derivation from Proto-Balto-Slavic *jū- (“body of water”) has also been proposed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɨ.raj/
• Rhymes: -ɨraj
• Syllabification: wy‧raj

Noun

wyraj m inan

1. (dated) warm lands to which migratory birds fly during the winter; by extension, the migration of such birds
2. (figuratively) warm lands to which people go on holiday/vacation; by extension, such a vacation

Declension

Declension of wyraj

	singular	plural
nominative	wyraj	wyraje
genitive	wyraju	wyrajów/wyrai
dative	wyrajowi	wyrajom
accusative	wyraj	wyraje
instrumental	wyrajem	wyrajami
locative	wyraju	wyrajach
vocative	wyraju	wyraje

Further reading

• wyraj in Polish dictionaries at PWN