źiwy

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Lower Sorbian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *divъ (“natural, intact; feral, wild”). Cognate with Upper Sorbian dźiwy.

Adjective

źiwy

  1. wild, feral
  2. violent, impetuous, unruly
Declension
Declension of źiwy
Masculine singular Feminine singular Neuter singular Dual Plural
Nominative źiwy źiwa źiwe źiwej źiwe
Genitive źiwego źiweje źiwego źiweju źiwych
Dative źiwemu źiwej źiwemu źiwyma źiwym
Accusative źiwy
źiwego (animate) 		źiwu źiwe źiwej
źiweju (animate) 		źiwe
źiwych (optional animate form)
Instrumental źiwym źiweju źiwym źiwyma źiwymi
Locative źiwem źiwej źiwem źiwyma źiwych

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

źiwy

  1. nominative/accusative plural of źiw
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