gowjedo

Lower Sorbian
gowjedo

Alternative forms
  • goẃedo (obsolete)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *govędo (“cattle”), from a form derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws. Cognate with Upper Sorbian howjado.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɔvʲɛdɔ/, /ˈɡɔjɛdɔ/

Noun

gowjedo n animal

  1. cow (any domestic bovine regardless of sex or age); an individual head of cattle (domesticated bovine animals)

Declension
Declension of gowjedo
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative gowjedo gowjeźe gowjeda
Genitive gowjeda gowjedowu gowjedow
Dative gowjedoju, gowjedu gowjedoma gowjedam
Accusative gowjedo gowjeźe gowjeda
Instrumental gowjedom gowjedoma gowjedami
Locative gowjeźe gowjedoma gowjedach

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