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Bistro
bistro
bistro
English
Noun
bistro (plural bistros)
- A small restaurant.
- A small bar or pub.
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:pub
Translations
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Danish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈb̥isd̥ʁo]
Noun
bistro c (singular definite bistroen, plural indefinite bistroer)
- A bistro.
Inflection
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | bistro | bistroen | bistroer | bistroerne |
genitive | bistros | bistroens | bistroers | bistroernes |
Finnish
Noun
bistro
Declension
Inflection of bistro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | bistro | bistrot | |
genitive | bistron | bistrojen | |
partitive | bistroa | bistroja | |
illative | bistroon | bistroihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | bistro | bistrot | |
accusative | nom. | bistro | bistrot |
gen. | bistron | ||
genitive | bistron | bistrojen | |
partitive | bistroa | bistroja | |
inessive | bistrossa | bistroissa | |
elative | bistrosta | bistroista | |
illative | bistroon | bistroihin | |
adessive | bistrolla | bistroilla | |
ablative | bistrolta | bistroilta | |
allative | bistrolle | bistroille | |
essive | bistrona | bistroina | |
translative | bistroksi | bistroiksi | |
instructive | — | bistroin | |
abessive | bistrotta | bistroitta | |
comitative | — | bistroineen |
French
Etymology
The etymology is unclear, and is presumed to come from a regional word: bistro, bistrot, bistingo, or bistraud, a word in the Poitou dialect which means a "lesser servant." Another offered is bistouille or bistrouille, a colloquial term from the northern area of France,[1] which is a mixture of brandy and coffee; precisely the kind of beverage that could be served at a bistro. The first recorded use of the word appears in 1884,[2], and again in 1892 ("bistrot").
A popular folk etymology of the word claims that it originated among Russian troops who occupied Paris following the Napoleonic Wars. In taverns they would shout the Russian быстро (bystro, “quickly”) to the waiters, so that "bistro" took on the meaning of a place where food was served quickly.[3] This etymology is rejected, due to the 69 year gap between the proposed origin and the first attestation. In Russia restaurants are not traditionally called bistros, and the concept of the fast-serving restaurant as used in Russian is seen as a French import, unrelated to the supposed Russian origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bis.tʁo/
Noun
bistro m (plural bistros)
References
- ↑ Glenn Randall Mack, Asele Surina. Food Culture In Russia And Central Asia. ISBN 0313327734. Page 154.
- ↑ Robert K. Barnhart. The Barnhart Dictionary of Etymology. ISBN 0824207459. Page 94.
- ↑ Scarborough, Jack. The Origins of Cultural Differences and Their Impact on Management. ISBN 1567201237. Page 172; Joseph, Nadine. Passport France. World Trade Press, 1997. Page 84.
Italian
Noun
bistro m (plural bistri)
Verb
bistro
- first-person singular present indicative of bistrare
Verb
bistro
- first-person singular present indicative of bistrare
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Noun
bìstrō m (Cyrillic spelling бѝстро̄)
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | bistro | bistroi |
genitive | bistroa | bistroa |
dative | bistrou | bistroima |
accusative | bistro | bistroe |
vocative | bistro | bistroi |
locative | bistrou | bistroima |
instrumental | bistroom | bistroima |