Lower Sorbian

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *divъ (natural, intact; feral, wild). Cognate with Upper Sorbian dźiwy.

Adjective

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źiwy

  1. wild, feral
  2. violent, impetuous, unruly
Declension
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Further reading

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

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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źiwy

  1. nominative/accusative plural of źiw