ostropest

Polish

ostropest plamisty – Silybum marianum

Alternative forms

• ostropes, ostropezd, kostropacz, kostropest, ostropyzdro, roztropsta, postrost, pstrost, stropstwo, pstrok

Etymology

Cognate to Czech ostropestřec, ostropezd, ostropsie, Slovak ostropestrec, ostropes, pestrec, Slovene ostropes, ostropec, Ukrainian росторо́пша (rostorópša), расторо́пша (rastorópša), розтро́пта (roztrópta), розторо́пша (roztorópša), Russian расторо́пша (rastorópša), остропёстр (ostropjóstr), остро-пестро́ (ostro-pestró), пестро́-остро́ (pestró-ostró), Belarusian растаро́пша (rastarópša), all meaning this, Ukrainian росто́паш (rostópaš), ростопаст (rostopast), ростокащ (rostokašč), росто́хвасть (rostóxvastʹ), ростропаск (rostropask, “greater celandine, Chelidonium majus”). Compare also the word *osъtъ, Polish oset (“thistle”), Russian осо́т (osót, “sow thistle”). The interrelation of these terms is unknown. Owing to the great variety of forms Proto-Slavic reconstruction is impossible.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔsˈtrɔ.pɛst/
• Rhymes: -ɔpɛst
• Syllabification: os‧tro‧pest

Noun

ostropest m inan

1. milk thistle (any species or plant in Silybum and the whole genus, and particularly the species Silybum marianum and any plant of it)

Declension

Declension of ostropest

	singular	plural
nominative	ostropest	ostropesty
genitive	ostropestu	ostropestów
dative	ostropestowi	ostropestom
accusative	ostropest	ostropesty
instrumental	ostropestem	ostropestami
locative	ostropeście	ostropestach
vocative	ostropeście	ostropesty

Further reading

• ostropest in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• ostropest on the Polish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pl