woko

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Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *oko.

Pronunciation

Noun

woko n (nominative dual wócy, nominative plural (literal) wócy or (figurative) woka, diminutive wócko)

  1. (literally) eye (light-sensitive organ)
  2. (figuratively) any of a number of eye-shaped things:
    1. drop of grease
    2. loop (in ribbon, rope, etc.)
    3. eye (of a needle)
    4. link (of a chain)
    5. dot (on dice)
    6. small bud (on a plant)

Declension

Literal meaning
Declension of woko
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative woko wócy wócy
Genitive woka wócowu wócow
Dative wokoju wócyma wócam
Accusative woko wócy wócy
Instrumental wokom wócyma wócymi
Locative woku wócyma wócach
Figurative meanings
Declension of woko
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative woko wócy woka
Genitive woka wócowu wokow
Dative wokoju wócyma wokam
Accusative woko wócy woka
Instrumental wokom wócyma wokami
Locative woku wócyma wokach
  • Alternative dative singular (both literal and transferred): woku

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Tumbuka

Noun

woko class 5 (plural mawoko class 6)

  1. hand

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ȍko.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɔkɔ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔkɔ
  • Hyphenation: wo‧ko
  • Syllabification: wo‧ko

Noun

woko n

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ of vision consisting of the eyeball, located in the orbit and connected to the brain by the optic nerve)

Declension

Declension of woko (neuter velar stem // feminine soft stem)
singular dual plural
nominative woko woči woči
genitive woka wočow wočow, woči
dative woku wočomaj wočam
accusative woko woči woči
instrumental wokom wočomaj wočemi, wočimi
locative woku wočomaj wočach
vocative woko woči woči

References

  • “woko” in Soblex
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