źiśelc

Lower Sorbian
FWOTD – 29 April 2016
źiśelc

Alternative forms
  • źěśelc (superseded)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dętelьcь, diminutive of *dętelъ, cognate with Upper Sorbian dźećelc, Polish dzięcioł, Czech datel, Serbo-Croatian djȅtlić and Russian дя́тел (djátel).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʑiɕelt͡s/

Noun

źiśelc m animal

  1. woodpecker (bird in Picinae)
  2. (specifically) great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)

Declension
Declension of źiśelc
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative źiśelc źiśelca źiśelce
Genitive źiśelca źiśelcowu źiśelcow
Dative źiśelcoju źiśelcoma źiśelcam
Accusative źiśelca źiśelcowu źiśelce, źiśelcow
Instrumental źiśelcom źiśelcoma źiśelcami
Locative źiśelcu źiśelcoma źiśelcach

References
  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “źiśelc”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “źiśelc”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
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