ostropest
Polish
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
- milk thistle (any species or plant in Silybum and the whole genus, and particularly the species Silybum marianum and any plant of it)
Declension
Further reading
- ostropest in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- ostropest on the Polish Wikipedia.Wikipedia pl