čerw

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See also: cerw

Upper Sorbian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛʀw/
  • Rhymes: -ɛʀw
  • Hyphenation: čerw
  • Syllabification: čerw

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čь̃rvь.

Noun

čerw m animal (diminutive čerwik) (zoology)

  1. worm
  2. (biology) maggot (embryo that becomes free, normally abandoning the egg shells or the parent organism)
Declension
Declension of čerw (masculine soft stem)
singular dual plural
nominative čerw čerwjej čerwje
genitive čerwja čerwjow čerwjow, čerwi
dative čerwjej čerwjomaj čerwjam
accusative čerwja čerwjej čerwje
instrumental čerwjom čerwjomaj čerwjemi
locative čerwju čerwjomaj čerwjach
vocative čerwjo čerwjej čerwje
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Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

čerw

  1. second/third-person singular imperative of čerwić

References

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