See also: sýja

Lower Sorbian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *šija. Cognate with Upper Sorbian šija, Polish szyja, Czech šíje, Russian шея (šeja), and Serbo-Croatian šija.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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šyja f inan (diminutive šyjka)

  1. neck (part of body connecting the head and the trunk)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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