kurwota

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From a variant of Proto-Slavic *kuropъty (“partridge”). Cognate with Upper Sorbian kurwota, Polish kuropatwa, Czech koroptev, and Russian куропа́тка (kuropátka).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkurwɔta/

Noun

kurwota f animal (diminutive kurwotka)

  1. partridge
  2. (specifically) grey partridge (Perdix perdix)

Declension
Declension of kurwota
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative kurwota kurwośe kurwoty
Genitive kurwoty kurwotowu kurwotow
Dative kurwośe kurwotoma kurwotam
Accusative kurwotu kurwośe kurwoty
Instrumental kurwotu kurwotoma kurwotami
Locative kurwośe kurwotoma kurwotach

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