zwěrje

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zvě̄rę̀.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzvʲɪrʲɛ/, [ˈzvʲɪrʲə]

Noun

zwěrje n animal (genitive singular zwěrjeśa, diminutive zwěrjetko)

  1. animal

Declension
declension of zwěrje
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative zwěrje zwěrjeśi zwěrjeta
Genitive zwěrjeśa zwěrjeśowu zwěrjetow
Dative zwěrjeśeju zwěrjeśoma zwěrjetam
Accusative zwěrje zwěrjeśi zwěrjeta
Instrumental zwěrjeśim zwěrjeśoma zwěrjetami
Locative zwěrjeśu zwěrjeśoma zwěrjetach

Derived terms
  • zwěrjecy
  • zwěrjeńc
  • zwěrjetaś
  • zwěrjetcycko
  • zwěrjetnica
  • zwěrjetny

References
  1. Verweij, Arno (1994) “Quantity Patterns of Substantives in Czech and Slovak”, in Dutch Contributions to the Eleventh International Congress of Slavists, Bratislava (Studies in Slavic and General Linguistics)‎, volume 22, Editions Rodopi B.V., pages 553-554

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