schronisko

See also: schroniskò

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰsder.

Proto-Balto-Slavic *iź

Proto-Slavic *jьz

Proto-Slavic *jьz-

Proto-Indo-European *sem-

Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-

Proto-Balto-Slavic *san?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm?

Proto-Slavic *sъ(n)

Old Polish z-

Old Polish s-

Polish s-

Proto-Slavic *xorna

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-éitei

Proto-Slavic *-iti

Proto-Slavic *xorniti

Polish chronić

Polish schronić

Proto-Slavic *-išče

Proto-Slavic *-isko

Old Polish -isko

Polish -isko

Polish schronisko

From schronić + -isko.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sxrɔˈɲis.kɔ/

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• Rhymes: -iskɔ
• Syllabification: schro‧nis‧ko

Noun

schronisko n

1. hostel, mountain hut, a place that provides food and accommodation to tourists in remote locations
2. shelter, an institution that cares for the unfortunate

   Adoptowałem psa ze schroniska dla zwierząt. ― I adopted a dog from an animal shelter.

   Przez trzy miesiące mieszkał w schronisku dla bezdomnych. ― For three months he lived in a homeless shelter.

3. shelter (a place of safety for animals)

   Synonym: azyl

Declension

Declension of schronisko

	singular	plural
nominative	schronisko	schroniska
genitive	schroniska	schronisk
dative	schronisku	schroniskom
accusative	schronisko	schroniska
instrumental	schroniskiem	schroniskami
locative	schronisku	schroniskach
vocative	schronisko	schroniska

Further reading

• “schronisko”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “schronisko”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)