podjan

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Upper Sorbian

Etymology

Univerbation of pod Janem (“under John”), referring to Johann von Schönenberg who worked to preserve Catholicism during the Reformation.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔdjan/
  • Rhymes: -ɔdjan
  • Hyphenation: pod‧jan
  • Syllabification: pod‧jan

Noun

podjan m pers (feminine podjanka, related adjective podjanski)

  1. (colloquial) Catholic
    Synonym: katolik

Declension

Declension of podjan (masculine hard stem)
singular dual plural
nominative podjan podjanaj podjenjo
genitive podjana podjanow podjanow
dative podjanej podjanomaj podjanam
accusative podjana podjanow podjanow
instrumental podjanom podjanomaj podjanami
locative podjane podjanomaj podjanach
vocative podjano, podjanje podjanaj podjenjo

Derived terms

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References

  1. ^ Schuster-Šewc, Heinz (1985) “podjan”, in Historisch-etymologisches Wörterbuch der ober- und niedersorbischen Sprache [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Upper and Lower Sorbian Language] (in German), numbers 15 (płóń – přatr), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, →ISBN, page 1113

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