No. 1,039 in Polish
wisły
"Wisły" is the plural form of "Wisła," meaning "Vistula," the name of Poland's longest river.
In a sentence
Wisły to piękna rzeka przepływająca przez Polskę.
The Vistula is a beautiful river flowing through Poland.
The word 'Wisły' in this sentence is used as the name of the Vistula river, demonstrating proper noun usage in the nominative case.
Pływam kajakiem po wodach Wisły w słoneczne dni.
I kayak on the waters of the Vistula on sunny days.
Here, 'Wisły' is used in the genitive case to indicate possession or relationship, describing the waters belonging to the Vistula.
Zatrzymaliśmy się na brzegu Wisły, aby podziwiać widoki.
We stopped on the bank of the Vistula to admire the views.
In this sentence, 'Wisły' is in the locative case, describing location — specifically, on the shore of the Vistula.
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