zapust

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Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From za- (“behind”) +‎ pusty (“empty, deserted”) (for the sense, compare Slovene pust (“Lent”)). Cognate with Polish zapusty.

Pronunciation

Noun

zapust m inan

  1. Shrovetide, Shrove Tuesday
  2. carnival (festival held just before the beginning of Lent)

Declension

Declension of zapust
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative zapust zapusta zapusty
Genitive zapusta zapustowu zapustow
Dative zapustoju zapustoma zapustam
Accusative zapust zapusta zapusty
Instrumental zapustom zapustoma zapustami
Locative zapusće zapustoma zapustach

Further reading

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