škórc

See also: skórc and škorc

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

  • škorc (superseded)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *skvorьcь (starling). Cognate with Upper Sorbian škórc, Slovak škorec, Slovene škôrec, and Russian скворе́ц (skvoréc).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃkɨrt͡s/, /ʃkɛrt͡s/, (dated) /ʃkʊrt͡s/

Noun

škórc m animal (diminutive škórcyk)

  1. starling (bird of the Sturnidae family)
  2. (specifically) common starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

Declension

Further reading

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