Bielsk Podlaski

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Bielsk Podlaski.

Proper noun

Bielsk Podlaski

1. A town in Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland.

Polish

ratusz w Bielsku Podlaskim

Etymology

Literally, “Podlachian Bielsk”. In this case Bielsk refers to the river Biała (in turn derived from biały), on which the town is situated.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbjɛlsk pɔˈdlas.ki/

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• Syllabification: Bielsk Po‧dlas‧ki

Proper noun

Bielsk Podlaski m inan

1. Bielsk Podlaski (a town in Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland)

Declension

Declension of Bielsk Podlaski

	singular
nominative	Bielsk Podlaski
genitive	Bielska Podlaskiego
dative	Bielskowi Podlaskiemu
accusative	Bielsk Podlaski
instrumental	Bielskiem Podlaskim
locative	Bielsku Podlaskim
vocative	Bielsku Podlaski

Derived terms

adjective

• bielski

nouns

• bielszczanin
• bielszczanka

Further reading

• Bielsk Podlaski in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Bielsk Podlaski in PWN's encyclopedia