ostrów

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ostrovъ

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.struf/

Noun

ostrów m inan

a type of river island, with ground relatively high above the water level and usually covered with forest.

Usage notes

This gender form is used in modern speech and most places names, e.g. Ostrów Tumski. The feminine noun with the same nominative singular form found in the city name Ostrów Mazowiecka is etymologically unrelated.

Declension

declension of ostrów

	singular	plural
nominative	ostrów	ostrowy
genitive	ostrowu/ostrowa	ostrowów
dative	ostrowowi	ostrowom
accusative	ostrów	ostrowy
instrumental	ostrowem	ostrowami
locative	ostrowie	ostrowach
vocative	ostrowie	ostrowy

Derived terms

(noun) ostrowisko

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