ganowa

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From German Ganove, a back-formation from Yiddish גנבֿים (ganovim), plural of גנבֿ (ganef, “thief”), from Hebrew גַנָב (ganáv).

Noun

ganowa m pers

  1. trickster, fraudster

Declension
Declension of ganowa
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ganowa ganowje ganowy
Genitive ganowy ganowowu ganowow
Dative ganowje ganowoma ganowam
Accusative ganowu ganowowu ganowy, ganowow
Instrumental ganowu ganowoma ganowami
Locative ganowje ganowoma ganowach

Further reading
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “ganowa”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
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