Beskids

English

Beskids

Etymology

See Polish Beskidy. According to Albanologists Orel and Çabej, it is possibly derived from Proto-Albanian *beškāi tāi (“the mountain pastures”); compare modern Albanian bjeshkët, plural of bjeshkë.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛskɪdz/

Proper noun

Beskids

1. A mountain range in Central Europe, running from Czech Republic to Ukraine along the Polish-Slovakia border, with its highest peak Hoverla at 2061 meters.

Translations

mountain range

• Czech: Beskydy (cs)
• German: Beskiden (de) pl
• Polish: Beskidy (pl)
• Slovak: Beskydy

Further reading

• “Beskids”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• bekiss'd