białystok

This is the 1009th most frequent Polish word.

białystok

Białystok is a city in northeastern Poland.

Here, 'Białystok' refers to the name of the Polish city, used in its locative case due to the preposition 'w' (in).

Mieszkam w Białymstoku.

I live in Białystok.

In this sentence, 'Białystok' appears in the genitive case ('Białegostoku') to indicate possession or relation ('a map of').

Kupiłem mapę Białegostoku.

I bought a map of Białystok.

Here, 'Białystok' is in the ablative case ('z Białegostoku') used after 'z' (from) to show origin or departure.

Podróżowaliśmy z Białegostoku do Warszawy.

We traveled from Białystok to Warsaw.