žerchej
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Upper Sorbian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Uncertain. The form suggests Proto-Slavic *žьrxy. Ultimately possibly from:
- Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“to burn”) (compare Proto-Slavic *žeravъ (“burning, scorching”), Upper Sorbian žorizna (“slag, dross, scoria”), Lower Sorbian žoratk (“glowing pieces of coal; glowing ash”)), compare Old Czech žeřátek ~ řeřátek (“glowworm”)
- Proto-Slavic *žerti (“to devour”)
- Proto-Slavic *rězati (“to cut”)
Old Polish żerzucha, Old Czech žeřucha and Slovak žerucha suggest Proto-Slavic *žeřuxa (“garden cress”) (but compare alternative forms Old Polish rzeżucha ~ rzeżycha ~ rzerucha ~ rzerzucha ~ żerucha, Czech řeřicha, hapax Old Slovak žericha). Upper Sorbian žerich (“white goosefoot”), Lower Sorbian žeruch, žeruš (“Ranunculus thora ~ common water crowfoot; cress”) suggest Proto-Slavic *žerixъ, *žeruxъ, *žerušь respectively.
Compare also žerlica (“woodruff”), žerchwica (“bittercress (Cardamine)”), Lower Sorbian žerglica, žerchlica (“cuckooflower (Cardamine pratensis)”).
Noun
žerchej f
Declension
Declension of žerchej (feminine v-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | žerchej | žerchwi | žerchwje |
| genitive | žerchwje | žerchwjow | žerchwjow |
| dative | žerchwi | žerchwjomaj | žerchwjam |
| accusative | žerchej | žerchwi | žerchwje |
| instrumental | žerchwju | žerchwjomaj | žerchwjemi |
| locative | žerchwi | žerchwjomaj | žerchwjach |
| vocative | žerchej | žerchwi | žerchwje |
or
Declension of žerchej (feminine soft stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | žerchej | žercheji | žercheje |
| genitive | žercheje | žerchejow | žerchejow |
| dative | žercheji | žerchejomaj | žerchejam |
| accusative | žerchej | žercheji | žercheje |
| instrumental | žercheju | žerchejomaj | žerchejemi |
| locative | žercheji | žerchejomaj | žerchejach |
| vocative | žerchej | žercheji | žercheje |
Derived terms
nouns
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
žerchej
Further reading
- “žerchej” in Soblex
- Schuster-Šewc, Heinz (1989) “žerchej”, in Historisch-etymologisches Wörterbuch der ober- und niedersorbischen Sprache [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Upper and Lower Sorbian Language] (in German), numbers 23 (zahroda – žrěbjo), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, →ISBN, page 1790