šyja

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See also: syja and sýja

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *šija. Cognate with Upper Sorbian šija, Polish szyja, Czech šíje, Russian шея (šeja), and Serbo-Croatian šija.

Pronunciation

Noun

šyja f (diminutive šyjka)

  1. neck (part of body connecting the head and the trunk)

Declension

declension of šyja
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative šyja šyji šyje
Genitive šyje šyjowu šyjow
Dative šyji šyjoma šyjam
Accusative šyju šyji šyje
Instrumental šyju šyjoma šyjami
Locative šyji šyjoma šyjach

Derived terms

Further reading

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