jasyr

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ясы́рь (jasýrʹ), from Crimean Tatar esir or Turkish esir, from Arabic أَسِير (ʔasīr), from Proto-Semitic *ʾasīr-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈja.sɨr/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -asɨr
  • Syllabification: ja‧syr

Noun

jasyr m inan

  1. (historical) captivity under the Cossacks
  2. (collective) prisoners of the Cossacks

Declension
Declension of jasyr
singular
nominative jasyr
genitive jasyru
dative jasyrowi
accusative jasyr
instrumental jasyrem
locative jasyrze
vocative jasyrze

Further reading
  • jasyr in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • jasyr in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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