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Lower Sorbian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *o(b).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wɨ/, /wɛ/, (dated) /wʊ/
Preposition
wó
- (with accusative) by (with a change of; indicating the amount of some progression)
Wón jo swój zec wó tśi centimetry pśikrotcył.- He shortened his trousers by three centimeters.
- (with accusative) for (to obtain)
Ja som wó pomoc pšosył.- I asked for help.
- (with locative) about (concerning)
Wón jo se wó jeje zaźaržanju górił.- He was annoyed about her behavior.
Wó kim powědamy?- Who are we talking about?
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “wo”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “wó”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag