łžyca

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lъžica. Cognate with Upper Sorbian łžica, Czech lžíce, Serbo-Croatian žlica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʒɨt͡sa/

Noun

łžyca f inan

1. spoon

Declension

Declension of łžyca

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	łžyca	łžycy	łžyce
Genitive	łžyce	łžycowu	łžycow
Dative	łžycy	łžycoma	łžycam
Accusative	łžycu	łžycy	łžyce
Instrumental	łžycu	łžycoma	łžycami
Locative	łžycy	łžycoma	łžycach

Further reading

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