rjemjeń

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Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *remy. Cognate with Upper Sorbian rjemjeń, Polish rzemień, Czech řemen, Russian реме́нь (reménʹ), Old Church Slavonic ремень (remenĭ).

Pronunciation

Noun

rjemjeń m inan (diminutive rjemjeńk)

  1. strap (long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like)
  2. belt (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power)

Declension

Declension of rjemjeń
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative rjemjeń rjemjenja rjemjenje
Genitive rjemjenja rjemjenjowu rjemjenjow
Dative rjemjenjoju rjemjenjoma rjemjenjam
Accusative rjemjeń rjemjenja rjemjenje
Instrumental rjemjenjom rjemjenjoma rjemjenjami
Locative rjemjenju rjemjenjoma rjemjenjach

Further reading

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

Upper Sorbian

rjemjeń (1)
rjemjeń (2)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *remy. Cognate with Lower Sorbian rjemjeń.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʀjɛmjɛjn/
  • Rhymes: -ɛmjɛjn
  • Hyphenation: rje‧mjeń
  • Syllabification: rje‧mjeń

Noun

rjemjeń m inan (diminutive rjemjenk, related adjective rjemjenjaty or rjemjenjowy)

  1. belt (a strip of leather or other material used to adjust clothing to the waist)
  2. cockscomb

Declension

Declension of rjemjeń (masculine soft stem)
singular dual plural
nominative rjemjeń rjemjenjej rjemjenje
genitive rjemjenja rjemjenjow rjemjenjow
dative rjemjenjej rjemjenjomaj rjemjenjam
accusative rjemjeń rjemjenjej rjemjenje
instrumental rjemjenjom rjemjenjomaj rjemjenjemi
locative rjemjenju rjemjenjomaj rjemjenjach
vocative rjemjenjo rjemjenjej rjemjenje

References

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