wólša

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Lower Sorbian

wólša

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *olьxa, *elьxa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisos; cognate with Upper Sorbian wólša, Polish olcha, Czech olše, Russian ольха́ (olʹxá), and Old Church Slavonic ѥльха (jelĭxa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɨlʃa/, /ˈwɛlʃa/, (dated) /ˈwʊlʃa/

Noun

wólša f inan (diminutive wólška)

  1. alder (tree or shrub of genus Alnus)

Declension

Declension of wólša
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative wólša wólšy wólše
Genitive wólše wólšowu wólšow
Dative wólšy wólšoma wólšam
Accusative wólšu wólšy wólše
Instrumental wólšu wólšoma wólšami
Locative wólšy wólšoma wólšach

Further reading

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

Upper Sorbian

wólša

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *olьxa, *elьxa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisos; cognate with Lower Sorbian wólša, Polish olcha, Czech olše, Russian ольха́ (olʹxá), and Old Church Slavonic ѥльха (jelĭxa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvoːlʃa/
  • Hyphenation: wól‧ša

Noun

wólša f

  1. (botany) alder (tree or shrub of genus Alnus)

Declension

Declension of wólša
singular dual plural
nominative wólša wólši wólše
genitive wólše wólšow wólšow
dative wólši wólšomaj wólšam
accusative wólšu wólši wólše
instrumental wólšu wólšomaj wólšemi
locative wólši wólšomaj wólšach
vocative wólša wólši wólše

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