pówětš

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Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Upper Sorbian powětr, from Proto-Slavic *povětrъ. Cognate with Polish powiatr, powietrze and Czech povětři. Equivalent to pó- +‎ wětš (“wind”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɨvʲɪt͡ʃ/, /ˈpɛvʲɪt͡ʃ/, (dated) /ˈpʊvʲɪt͡ʃ/
  • (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈpɨjɛt͡ʃ/, /ˈpɛjɛt͡ʃ/

Noun

pówětš m inan

  1. air
    Synonym: luft

Declension

Declension of powětš
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative powětš powětša powětšy
Genitive powětša powětšowu powětšow
Dative powětšoju powětšoma powětšam
Accusative powětš powětša powětšy
Instrumental powětšom powětšoma powětšami
Locative powětšu powětšoma powětšach

Further reading

  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “powětš”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “pówětš”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
  • Lower Sorbian vocabulary. In: Haspelmath, M. & Tadmor, U. (eds.) World Loanword Database. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
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