pówětš
Lower Sorbian
Alternative forms
- powětš (superseded)
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Upper Sorbian powětr, from Proto-Slavic *povětrъ. Cognate with Polish powiatr, powietrze and Czech povětři. Equivalent to pó- + wětš (“wind”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɨvʲɪt͡ʃ/, /ˈpɛvʲɪt͡ʃ/, (dated) /ˈpʊvʲɪt͡ʃ/
- (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈpɨjɛt͡ʃ/, /ˈpɛjɛt͡ʃ/
Declension
Declension of powětš
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | powětš | powětša | powětšy |
| Genitive | powětša | powětšowu | powětšow |
| Dative | powětšoju | powětšoma | powětšam |
| Accusative | powětš | powětša | powětšy |
| Instrumental | powětšom | powětšoma | powětšami |
| Locative | powětšu | powětšoma | powětšach |
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “powětš”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “pówětš”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
- Lower Sorbian vocabulary. In: Haspelmath, M. & Tadmor, U. (eds.) World Loanword Database. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
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