chlěw

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See also: chlew and chléw

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *xlěvъ (“(animal) shelter, cowshed”). Cognate with Upper Sorbian chlěw, Polish chlew, Czech chlév, Slovene hlev, Russian хлев (xlev).

Pronunciation

Noun

chlěw m inan

  1. stall (compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed)

Declension

Declension of chlěw
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative chlěw chlěwa chlěwy
Genitive chlěwa chlěwowu chlěwow
Dative chlěwoju chlěwoma chlěwam
Accusative chlěw chlěwa chlěwy
Instrumental chlěwom chlěwoma chlěwami
Locative chlěwje chlěwoma chlěwach

Synonyms

Further reading

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