Bistrița

English

Alternative forms

• Bistritz (dated)

Etymology

From Romanian Bistrița, from Slavic (compare Slovak bystrica (“swift creek”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪstɹɪtsə/

Proper noun

Bistrița

1. The capital city of Bistrița-Năsăud County, Romania.
   • 2013, Lucy Mallows, Transylvania (Bradt Guides)‎^[1], 2nd edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 135:

     Bistrița lies in northern Transylvania on the Bistrița River, in a region of hills covered with orchards.

2. (with the) A river in Romania; a tributary of the Siret.

   Synonyms: Bistrița Aurie, Bistrița River

   • 1934 April, Henrietta Allen Holmes, “The Spell of Romania”, in National Geographic Magazine‎^[2], volume LXV, number 4, Washington, D.C., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 436:

     One afternoon, while descending the eastern slopes of the Carpathians, following the northern Bistrița River, we came upon a tiny village of three or four houses, where a wedding was being celebrated.

   • 1962, The Carpathians:

     Its white blocks of limestone suggest the ruins of a citadel guarding the narrow valley of the Bistrița. The landscapes here are of great beauty and the traveller can enjoy the comfort of the chalet near Pietrele Doamnei as well.

   • 1990, Georgina Harding, In Another Europe: A Journey to Romania (Hodder & Stoughton)‎^[3], →ISBN, →OCLC, page 90:

     Over a pass the road ran down into Moldavia along the course of the Bistrița river.

   • 2013, Lucy Mallows, Transylvania (Bradt Guides)‎^[4], 2nd edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 135:

     Bistrița lies in northern Transylvania on the Bistrița River, in a region of hills covered with orchards.

Translations

city in Romania

• German: Bistritz, Nösen (archaic)
• Greek: Μπίστριτσα (el) f (Bístritsa)
• Hungarian: Beszterce (hu)
• Romanian: Bistrița (ro)
• Transylvanian Saxon: Bästerts
• Ukrainian: Би́стриця (uk) f (Býstrycja)

river in Romania

• Hungarian: Beszterce (hu), Aranyos-Beszterce
• Romanian: Bistrița (ro), Bistrița Aurie

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic бꙑстрица (bystrica), from бꙑстръ (bystrŭ, “quick”) +‎ -ица (-ica), from Proto-Slavic *bystrъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbistrit͡sa/

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Proper noun

Bistrița f

1. A city in Bistrița-Năsăud, Romania
2. A village in Hinova, Mehedinți, Romania
3. A village in Alexandru cel Bun, Neamț, Romania
4. A village in Costești, Vâlcea, Romania