gjarb

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Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gъrbъ; cognate with Upper Sorbian horb, Polish garb, and Czech hrb.

Pronunciation

Noun

gjarb m inan

  1. hump (rounded fleshy mass; deformity of the human back; on camel's back)

Declension

Further reading

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