gowjedo

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Lower Sorbian

gowjedo

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *govędo (cattle), from a form derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws. Cognate with Upper Sorbian howjado.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɔvʲɛdɔ/, /ˈɡɔjɛdɔ/

Noun

gowjedo n

  1. cow (any domestic bovine regardless of sex or age); an individual head of cattle (domesticated bovine animals)

Declension

References

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