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Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *ǫžь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ángis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éngʷʰis.
Pronunciation
Noun
wuž m anim (feminine wužowka)
- snake, serpent
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “wuž”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “wuž”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Upper Sorbian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ǫ̃žь.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwuʃ/
- Rhymes: -uʃ
- Hyphenation: wuž
- Syllabification: wuž
Noun
wuž m animal (zoology)
- viper
- grass snake
Declension
Declension of wuž (masculine soft stem)
References