twóŕ

See also: twoŕ and twór

Lower Sorbian

twóŕ

Alternative forms

  • twoŕ (superseded)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dъxorь (polecat). Cognate with Upper Sorbian tchór, Polish tchórz, Czech tchoř, Serbo-Croatian tvȏr, and Russian хорёк (xorjók).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /twɨrʲ/, /twɛrʲ/, (dated) /twʊrʲ/

Noun

twóŕ m animal (diminutive twórk)

  1. polecat (Mustela putorius)

Declension

References

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