syłoj

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Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *solvьjь (nightingale). Cognate with Upper Sorbian sołobik, Polish słowik, Czech slavík, Serbo-Croatian slàvūj, and Russian солове́й (solovéj).

Pronunciation

Noun

syłoj m anim

  1. (archaic) nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)

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Further reading

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