polostrov

Slovak

Alternative forms

• poloostrov (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak polostrov. By surface analysis, polo- +‎ ostrov.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔlɔstrɔv/, [ˈpɔlɔstrɔu̯]
• Rhymes: -ɔstrɔv
• Hyphenation: po‧los‧trov

Noun

polostrov m inan (relational adjective polostrovný)

1. peninsula (a point of land surrounded on three sides by the sea)

   Synonym: peninsula

   • 2023, Eva Obůrková, Martina Antošová, Výlety po Slovensku - S deťmi i bez nich‎^[1], Albatros Media Slovakia s.r.o., →ISBN, page 125:

     Priehrada s rozlohou 35 km štvorcových, ktorá tu nakoniec v polovici 20. storočia zaplavila územie niekoľkých obcí, zabe rá značnú časť Oravskej kotliny a vytvorila tu rad polostrovov a zátok.

     The 35 square km dam, which eventually flooded the territory of several municipalities in the mid-20th century, occupies a significant part of the Orava Basin and created a number of peninsulas and bays.

Declension

Declension of polostrov
(pattern dub)

	singular	plural
nominative	polostrov	polostrovy
genitive	polostrova	polostrovov
dative	polostrovu	polostrovom
accusative	polostrov	polostrovy
locative	polostrove	polostrovoch
instrumental	polostrovom	polostrovmi

Further reading

• “polostrov”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026