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Lower Sorbian
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɨlɛ/, ; /ˈɡɛlɛ/, ; (dated) /ˈɡʊlɛ/,
Etymology 1
From the root of goły (“naked, bare”), from Proto-Slavic *golъ; compare Polish goły, Russian го́лый (gólyj), and Old Church Slavonic голъ (golŭ).
Noun
góle n pers (genitive singular góleśa, nominative plural źiśi)
- child
Declension
The words źiśe and góle are in a suppletive relationship. In the nominative and accusative singular, źiśe and góle are both found; in these cases góle implies a young child (up to about 6 years old) and źiśe a somewhat older one. The genitive, dative, instrumental, and locative singular as well the entire dual are formed from góle, while the plural is formed from źiśe; in these cases there is no semantic distinction between the two roots.
declension of źiśe and góle
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
góle
- inflection of góla:
- genitive singular
- nominative/accusative plural
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “góle”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “góle”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag