kšupa

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *krupa (“groats”). Cognate with Upper Sorbian krupa, Polish krupa, Czech kroupy, Old Church Slavonic кроупа (krupa), and Russian крупа́ (krupá).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʃupa/

Noun

kšupa f inan (diminutive kšupica)

  1. a grain of pearl barley
  2. a hailstone, ice pellet, or piece of graupel

Declension
Declension of kšupa
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative kšupa kšupje kšupy
Genitive kšupy kšupowu kšupow
Dative kšupje kšupoma kšupam
Accusative kšupu kšupje kšupy
Instrumental kšupu kšupoma kšupami
Locative kšupje kšupoma kšupach

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