žołma

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Lower Sorbian

žołma

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žьlna (“green woodpecker”). Cognate with Upper Sorbian žołma.

Pronunciation

Noun

žołma f animal (diminutive žołmka)

  1. green woodpecker (Picus viridis)

Declension

Declension of žołma
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative žołma žołmje žołmy
Genitive žołmy žołmowu žołmow
Dative žołmje žołmoma žołmam
Accusative žołmu žołmje žołmy
Instrumental žołmu žołmoma žołmami
Locative žołmje žołmoma žołmach

Further reading

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