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bistro

See also: Bistro, bistró, bistrò, and bistrô

English edit

 
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At the Bistro, painting by Jean Beraud

Etymology edit

Attested from c. 1920, from the French bistro(t) with the original meaning "proprietor of a tavern" (1880s), of unknown origin, presumably regional French dialect. See the French etymology for more.

Pronunciation edit

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbiːstɹəʊ/, /ˈbɪstɹəʊ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈbiːstɹoʊ/, /ˈbɪstɹoʊ/
  • Audio (AU)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪstɹəʊ

Noun edit

bistro (plural bistros)

  1. A small restaurant.
  2. A small bar or pub.

Synonyms edit

Translations edit

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Verb edit

bistro (third-person singular simple present bistros, present participle bistroing, simple past and past participle bistroed)

  1. (rare) to eat at a bistro

See also edit

Anagrams edit

Danish edit

Etymology edit

From French bistro.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bistro c (singular definite bistroen, plural indefinite bistroer)

  1. A bistro.

Inflection edit

Declension of bistro
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bistro bistroen bistroer bistroerne
genitive bistros bistroens bistroers bistroernes

Further reading edit

Esperanto edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bistro (accusative singular bistron, plural bistroj, accusative plural bistrojn)

  1. bistre

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

From French bistro.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈbistro/, [ˈbis̠tro̞]
  • Rhymes: -istro
  • Syllabification(key): bist‧ro

Noun edit

bistro

  1. bistro

Declension edit

Inflection of bistro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative bistro bistrot
genitive bistron bistrojen
partitive bistroa bistroja
illative bistroon bistroihin
singular plural
nominative bistro bistrot
accusative nom. bistro bistrot
gen. bistron
genitive bistron bistrojen
partitive bistroa bistroja
inessive bistrossa bistroissa
elative bistrosta bistroista
illative bistroon bistroihin
adessive bistrolla bistroilla
ablative bistrolta bistroilta
allative bistrolle bistroille
essive bistrona bistroina
translative bistroksi bistroiksi
abessive bistrotta bistroitta
instructive — bistroin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of bistro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative bistroni bistroni
accusative nom. bistroni bistroni
gen. bistroni
genitive bistroni bistrojeni
partitive bistroani bistrojani
inessive bistrossani bistroissani
elative bistrostani bistroistani
illative bistrooni bistroihini
adessive bistrollani bistroillani
ablative bistroltani bistroiltani
allative bistrolleni bistroilleni
essive bistronani bistroinani
translative bistrokseni bistroikseni
abessive bistrottani bistroittani
instructive — —
comitative — bistroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative bistrosi bistrosi
accusative nom. bistrosi bistrosi
gen. bistrosi
genitive bistrosi bistrojesi
partitive bistroasi bistrojasi
inessive bistrossasi bistroissasi
elative bistrostasi bistroistasi
illative bistroosi bistroihisi
adessive bistrollasi bistroillasi
ablative bistroltasi bistroiltasi
allative bistrollesi bistroillesi
essive bistronasi bistroinasi
translative bistroksesi bistroiksesi
abessive bistrottasi bistroittasi
instructive — —
comitative — bistroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative bistromme bistromme
accusative nom. bistromme bistromme
gen. bistromme
genitive bistromme bistrojemme
partitive bistroamme bistrojamme
inessive bistrossamme bistroissamme
elative bistrostamme bistroistamme
illative bistroomme bistroihimme
adessive bistrollamme bistroillamme
ablative bistroltamme bistroiltamme
allative bistrollemme bistroillemme
essive bistronamme bistroinamme
translative bistroksemme bistroiksemme
abessive bistrottamme bistroittamme
instructive — —
comitative — bistroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative bistronne bistronne
accusative nom. bistronne bistronne
gen. bistronne
genitive bistronne bistrojenne
partitive bistroanne bistrojanne
inessive bistrossanne bistroissanne
elative bistrostanne bistroistanne
illative bistroonne bistroihinne
adessive bistrollanne bistroillanne
ablative bistroltanne bistroiltanne
allative bistrollenne bistroillenne
essive bistronanne bistroinanne
translative bistroksenne bistroiksenne
abessive bistrottanne bistroittanne
instructive — —
comitative — bistroinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative bistronsa bistronsa
accusative nom. bistronsa bistronsa
gen. bistronsa
genitive bistronsa bistrojensa
partitive bistroaan
bistroansa 		bistrojaan
bistrojansa
inessive bistrossaan
bistrossansa 		bistroissaan
bistroissansa
elative bistrostaan
bistrostansa 		bistroistaan
bistroistansa
illative bistroonsa bistroihinsa
adessive bistrollaan
bistrollansa 		bistroillaan
bistroillansa
ablative bistroltaan
bistroltansa 		bistroiltaan
bistroiltansa
allative bistrolleen
bistrollensa 		bistroilleen
bistroillensa
essive bistronaan
bistronansa 		bistroinaan
bistroinansa
translative bistrokseen
bistroksensa 		bistroikseen
bistroiksensa
abessive bistrottaan
bistrottansa 		bistroittaan
bistroittansa
instructive — —
comitative — bistroineen
bistroinensa

Further reading edit

French edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

 
The legend of the origin of the word due to the Russian occupation in 1814.

The etymology is unclear; it is presumed to come from a regional word: bistro, bistrot, bistingo, or bistraud, a word in the Poitou dialect which means a "lesser servant", or bistouille, bistrouille, a colloquial term from the northern area of France[1] for a mixture of brandy and coffee, the kind of beverage that could be served at a bistro. The first recorded use of the word appears in 1884,[2] the next in 1892 ("bistrot").

A popular folk etymology of the word claims that it originated among Russian troops who occupied Paris following the Napoleonic Wars. In taverns they would shout the Russian бы́стро (býstro, “quickly”) to the waiters, so that "bistro" took on the meaning of a place where food was served quickly.[3] This etymology is rejected, due to the 69 year gap between the proposed origin and the first attestation.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bistro m (plural bistros)

  1. bistro
  2. (metonymically, France) proprietor of a bistro
    Synonym: bistrotier

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • → Brazilian Portuguese: bistrô
  • → Danish: bistro
  • → English: bistro

References edit

  1. ^ Glenn Randall Mack, Asele Surina. Food Culture In Russia And Central Asia. →ISBN. Page 154.
  2. ^ Robert K. Barnhart. The Barnhart Dictionary of Etymology. →ISBN. Page 94.
  3. ^ Scarborough, Jack. The Origins of Cultural Differences and Their Impact on Management. →ISBN. Page 172; Joseph, Nadine. Passport France. World Trade Press, 1997. Page 84.

Further reading edit

Italian edit

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from French bistre.

Noun edit

bistro m (plural bistri)

  1. bistre

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

bistro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of bistrare

Further reading edit

  • bistro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Polish edit

 
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Etymology edit

Borrowed from French bistro.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bistro n (indeclinable)

  1. bistro (small restaurant)
    paryskie bistro ― a Parisian bistro
    pobliskie bistro ― a nearby bistro
    małe bistro ― a small bistro
    bar i bistro ― bar and bistro

Declension edit

Declension of bistro
singular plural
nominative bistro bistra
genitive bistra bister
dative bistru bistrom
accusative bistro bistra
instrumental bistrem bistrami
locative bistrze bistrach
vocative bistro bistra

or

Indeclinable.

Further reading edit

  • bistro in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bistro in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian edit

Noun edit

bistro n (plural bistrouri)

  1. Alternative form of bistrou

Declension edit

Declension of bistro
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) bistro bistroul (niște) bistrouri bistrourile
genitive/dative (unui) bistro bistroului (unor) bistrouri bistrourilor
vocative bistroule bistrourilor

Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

From French bistro.

Noun edit

bìstrō m (Cyrillic spelling бѝстро̄)

  1. bistro

Declension edit

Declension of bistro
singular plural
nominative bistro bistroi
genitive bistroa bistroa
dative bistrou bistroima
accusative bistro bistroe
vocative bistro bistroi
locative bistrou bistroima
instrumental bistroom bistroima

Adjective edit

bistro

  1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular of bistar

Adverb edit

bistro

  1. clearly

Spanish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈbistɾo/ [ˈbis.t̪ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -istɾo
  • Syllabification: bis‧tro

Noun edit

bistro m (plural bistros)

  1. bistro

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From French bistro. Attested since 1947.

Noun edit

bistro c

  1. small bar or café

Declension edit

Declension of bistro 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative bistro bistron bistroer bistroerna
Genitive bistros bistrons bistroers bistroernas

References edit

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