žorawa
Lower Sorbian
žorawa
Etymology
From a variant of Proto-Slavic *žeravъ (“crane”), from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂ōws. Cognate with Upper Sorbian žeraw, Polish żuraw, Slovak žeriav, Serbo-Croatian žèrāv, and Russian жура́вль (žurávlʹ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʒɔrawa/
Declension
Declension of žorawa
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | žorawa | žorawje | žorawy |
| Genitive | žorawy | žorawowu | žorawow |
| Dative | žorawje | žorawoma | žorawam |
| Accusative | žorawu | žorawje | žorawy |
| Instrumental | žorawu | žorawoma | žorawami |
| Locative | žorawje | žorawoma | žorawach |
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “žorawa”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “žorawa”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
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