wuž

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Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ǫžь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ángis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éngʷʰis.

Pronunciation

Noun

wuž m anim (feminine wužowka)

  1. 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)

  1. viper
  2. grass snake

Declension

References

  • wuž” in Soblex