slěwka

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Lower Sorbian

slěwce

Etymology

Now archaic slěwa (plum) (from Proto-Slavic *sliva; cognate with Czech slíva, Russian сли́ва (slíva), and Serbo-Croatian šljȉva) + -ka. Compare Upper Sorbian slowka and Polish śliwka.

Pronunciation

Noun

slěwka f (diminutive slěwcycka)

  1. plum (fruit of the plum tree)
  2. plum tree (Prunus domestica)
    Synonym: slěwcyna

Declension