wej

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Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

wej m inan

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter w/W.

See also

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vȃ and influenced by -mej, a verbal dual ending.[1]

Pronoun

wej du

  1. Dual second person pronoun; you two
Declension
Declension of the second-person pronouns
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ty wej wy
Genitive śi
tebje¹ 		waju was
Dative śi
tebje¹ 		wama wam
Accusative śi
tebje¹ 		waju was
Instrumental tobu wama wami
Locative tebje wama was
Possessive determiner twój waju waš

¹ Both śi and tebje are used when no preposition precedes, but after a preposition only tebje is used.

References

  1. ^ Schuster-Šewc, Heinz (1988) “wój”, in Historisch-etymologisches Wörterbuch der ober- und niedersorbischen Sprache [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Upper and Lower Sorbian Language] (in German), numbers 21 (tymje – wołma), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, →ISBN, page 1641

Further reading

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

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Adjective

wej (Raguileo spelling)

  1. uneven
  2. imperfect

Adverb

wej (Raguileo spelling)

  1. partially

Polish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “probably onomatopoeic”)

Pronunciation

Interjection

wej

  1. (Central Greater Poland, Southern Greater Poland, Chełmno-Dobrzyń, Far Masovian) used to direct someone's attention or express surprise; whoa! look!
    Synonyms: enowéj, (plural) wejcie, wejk, (plural) wejta, wejno, wejnowej, (dual) wejnowejta, (emphatic) wejże, wonowej

Further reading

  • Antoni Waga (1860) “wej”, in “Abecadłowy spis wyrazów ludowego języka w okolicach Łomży, Wizny i przyległych”, in Kazimierz Władysław Wóycicki, editor, Biblioteka Warszawska (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 759
  • Oskar Kolberg (1877) “wej”, in “Rzecz o mowie ludu wielkopolskiego”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowéj (in Polish), volume 1, III (Materyjały etnologiczne), page 25
  • Antoni Krasnowolski (1879) “wej”, in Album uczącéj się młodzieży polskiéj poświęcone Józefowi Ignacemu Kraszewskiemu z powodu jubileuszu jego pięćdziesięcioletniéj działalności literackiéj (in Polish), Lviv: Czytelni Akademickiéj Lwowskiéj; "Gaz. Narod." J. Dobrzańskiego i K. Gromana, Słowniczek prowincjalizmów zebranych w ziemi chełmińskiej i świeckiej, page 310
  • Oskar Kolberg (1877) “wej”, in “Rzecz o mowie ludu wielkopolskiego”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowéj (in Polish), volume 1, III (Materyjały etnologiczne), page 32

Upper Sorbian

Pronunciation

Noun

wej m inan

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter W/w.

See also

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia