wósa

See also: wosa

Lower Sorbian
wósa

Alternative forms
  • wosa (superseded)
  • wossa (obsolete)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *osa, from Proto-Indo-European *wobʰseh₂ (“wasp”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwɨsa/, /ˈwɛsa/, (dated) /ˈwʊsa/

Noun

wósa f animal (diminutive wóska)

  1. wasp

Declension
Declension of wósa
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative wósa wósy wóse
Genitive wóse wósowu wósow
Dative wósy wósoma wósam
Accusative wósu wósy wóse
Instrumental wósu wósoma wósami
Locative wósy wósoma wósach

Further reading
  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “wós_2”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “wós¹”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
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