beletrystyka
See also: beletrystyką
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Belletristik. By surface analysis, French belles-lettres + -yka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (prescriptive) /bɛ.lɛˈtrɘ.stɘ.ka/, (colloquial) /bɛ.lɛ.trɘˈstɘ.ka/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɘstɘka, -ɘka
- Syllabification: be‧le‧try‧sty‧ka
Noun
beletrystyka f
- (literary, literature) belles-lettres, fiction (light literary compositions valued for their aesthetic properties)
- Synonyms: literatura piękna, proza
Declension
Declension of beletrystyka
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | beletrystyka |
| genitive | beletrystyki |
| dative | beletrystyce |
| accusative | beletrystykę |
| instrumental | beletrystyką |
| locative | beletrystyce |
| vocative | beletrystyko |
Derived terms
adjectives
adverb
verbs
- beletryzować impf, zbeletryzować pf
Further reading
- beletrystyka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- beletrystyka in Polish dictionaries at PWN