bystrooki

bystrooki

Polish

FWOTD – 29 May 2021

Etymology

    From bystry + -o- + oko + -i.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /bɘs.trɔˈɔ.ki/
    • Rhymes: -ɔki
    • Syllabification: bys‧tro‧o‧ki

    Adjective

    bystrooki (comparative bardziej bystrooki, superlative najbardziej bystrooki, no derived adverb)

    1. bright-eyed, sharp-eyed
      • 1931-1934, Maria Dąbrowska, Noce i dnie[1], volume 2:
        Pani Michalina stała przed nimi bystrooka, postawna, wydająca się między drugimi ludźmi niby zamek między zwykłymi domami.
        Mrs Michalina stood before them sharp-eyed, well-built, seeming among the other people like a castle among ordinary houses.

    Declension

    Further reading

    • bystrooki”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[2] (in Polish)