dzëwi

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Kashubian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *divъ (“natural, intact; feral, wild”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡zɜ.vi/
  • Rhymes: -ɜvi
  • Syllabification: dzë‧wi

Adjective

dzëwi (comparative barżi dzëwi, superlative nôbarżi dzëwi, derived adverb dzëwò)

  1. untamed
  2. primitive, untrusting, uncultured
  3. incompatible with social norms, not legally sanctioned
  4. uncivilized man

Declension

Declension of dzëwi (hard)
singular plural
masculine animate masculine inanimate feminine neuter virile (= masculine personal) non-virile
nominative dzëwi dzëwô dzëwé dzëwi dzëwé
genitive dzëwégò dzëwi dzëwégò dzëwëch
dative dzëwémù dzëwi dzëwémù dzëwim
accusative dzëwégò dzëwi dzëwą dzëwé dzëwëch dzëwé
instrumental dzëwim dzëwą dzëwim dzëwima
locative dzëwim dzëwi dzëwim dzëwëch

Further reading

  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “dziki”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎
  • “dzëwi”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
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