pjero

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Lower Sorbian

pjero

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Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pero, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ (feather, wing), from *peth₂- (to fly). The sense ‘spring’ is a semantic loan from German Feder.

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Noun

pjero n (diminutive pjerko)

  1. feather (branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of birds)
  2. nib (tip of a pen)
  3. spring (device made of flexible material)

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Further reading

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

Upper Sorbian

pjero (1)
pjero (2)
pjero (3)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *però. Sense 3 is a semantic loan from German Feder. Cognate with Lower Sorbian pjero.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpjɛʀɔ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛʀɔ
  • Hyphenation: pje‧ro
  • Syllabification: pje‧ro

Noun

pjero n (diminutive pjerko, related adjective pjerkowy or pjerowy or pjerkojty)

  1. (ornithology, zoology) feather (each of the cutaneous organs that cover the body of birds, protecting it and allowing the execution and guidance of flight)
  2. penholder (rod on which the nibs are inserted to write)
    Synonym: troska
  3. spring (piece of steel or other material with elasticity, generally laminar, or in the form of wire, which is used to imprint movements, cushion shocks, secure, return an object to the place from which it was moved, etc.)

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