Lower Sorbian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *gъrdъ (proud). Cognate with Upper Sorbian hordy, Polish hardy, Czech hrdý, Old Church Slavonic гръдъ (grŭdŭ), Russian го́рдый (górdyj).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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gjardy (comparative gjarźejšy, superlative nejgjarźejšy, adverb gjarźe)

  1. proud

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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