źowka

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Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *děvъka, diminutive of *děva (“girl”). Compare źowćo (“girl”), Upper Sorbian dźowka, Polish dziewka, Czech dívka.

Pronunciation

Noun

źowka f pers (diminutive źowcycka)

  1. daughter

Declension

Declension of źowka
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative źowka źowce źowki
Genitive źowki źowkowu źowkow
Dative źowce źowkoma źowkam
Accusative źowku źowce źowki
Instrumental źowku źowkoma źowkami
Locative źowce źowkoma źowkach

Coordinate terms

  • syn (“son”)
  • maś (“mother”)
  • nan (“father”)

Derived terms

Further reading

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