Lower Sorbian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *dęsna, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *déntsnāˀ, from *dantís, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts. Cognate with Upper Sorbian dźasna, Polish dziąsło, Czech dáseň, Russian десна́ (desná), Serbo-Croatian dȇsni.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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źěsna ? pl (diminutive źěsnicka)

  1. gums (flesh around teeth)

Declension

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