njewjericka
Lower Sorbian
njewjericka
Alternative forms
- ńeẃericka (superseded)
Etymology
Diminutive of now rare njewjerica + -ka, dissimilated from *wjewjerica, from Proto-Slavic *věverica (“squirrel”), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“squirrel”). Cognate with Upper Sorbian wjewjerčka, Polish wiewiórka, Czech veverka, Serbo-Croatian vjȅverica, and Ukrainian вивірка (vyvirka).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnʲɛjɛrʲit͡ska/, [ˈnʲejərʲit͡ska], [ˈnʲɛjərʲit͡ska]; /ˈnʲɛvʲɛrʲit͡ska/, [ˈnʲevʲərʲit͡ska]
Declension
Declension of njewjericka
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | njewjericka | njewjericce | njewjericki |
| Genitive | njewjericki | njewjerickowu | njewjerickow |
| Dative | njewjericce | njewjerickoma | njewjerickam |
| Accusative | njewjericku | njewjericce | njewjericki |
| Instrumental | njewjericku | njewjerickoma | njewjerickami |
| Locative | njewjericce | njewjerickoma | njewjerickach |
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “ńeẃericka”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “njewjericka”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
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