biesisko
//bjɛˈɕis.kɔ//
Polishnoun
Grammatical form
biesisko is the augmentative form of bies — “devil, demon, evil spirit”.
Definitions of bies noun · /ˈbjɛs/
Full entry for bies →- 1.devil, demon, evil spirit
Etymology of bies
Inherited from Old Polish bies, from Old Ruthenian бѣсъ (běs), from Proto-Slavic *bě̑sъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *baiˀsás (“someone frightening”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoyh₂-dʰh₁-so-s, from the root *bʰeyh₂- (“to fear”). Compare Lithuanian bai̇̃sas. Expected native form *bias is attested in toponym Biasowice.
Etymology
From bies + -isko. First attested in 1807.
Paradigm of bies, with biesisko highlighted:
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bies | biesy |
| Genitive | biesa | biesów |
| Dative | biesowi | biesom |
| Accusative | biesa | biesy |
| Instrumental | biesem | biesami |
| Locative | biesie | biesach |
| Vocative | biesie | biesy |
Nominative
Singular
bies
Plural
biesy
Genitive
Singular
biesa
Plural
biesów
Dative
Singular
biesowi
Plural
biesom
Accusative
Singular
biesa
Plural
biesy
Instrumental
Singular
biesem
Plural
biesami
Locative
Singular
biesie
Plural
biesach
Vocative
Singular
biesie
Plural
biesy