žerchej
Upper Sorbian
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editUncertain. The form suggests Proto-Slavic *žьrxy. Ultimately possibly from:
- Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“to burn”) (compare Proto-Slavic *žeravъ (“burning, scorching”), Upper Sorbian žorizna (“slag, dross, scoria”), Lower Sorbian žoratk (“glowing pieces of coal; glowing ash”)), compare Old Czech žeřátek ~ řeřátek (“glowworm”)
- Proto-Slavic *žerti (“to devour”)
- Proto-Slavic *rězati (“to cut”)
Old Polish żerzucha, Old Czech žeřucha and Slovak žerucha suggest Proto-Slavic *žeřuxa (“garden cress”) (but compare alternative forms Old Polish rzeżucha ~ rzeżycha ~ rzerucha ~ rzerzucha ~ żerucha, Czech řeřicha, hapax Old Slovak žericha). Upper Sorbian žerich (“white goosefoot”), Lower Sorbian žeruch, žeruš (“Ranunculus thora ~ common water crowfoot; cress”) suggest Proto-Slavic *žerixъ, *žeruxъ, *žerušь respectively.
Compare also žerlica (“woodruff”), žerchwica (“bittercress (Cardamine)”), Lower Sorbian žerglica, žerchlica (“cuckooflower (Cardamine pratensis)”).
Noun
editžerchej f
Declension
editDeclension of žerchej (feminine v-stem)
singular | dual | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | žerchej | žerchwi | žerchwje |
genitive | žerchwje | žerchwjow | žerchwjow |
dative | žerchwi | žerchwjomaj | žerchwjam |
accusative | žerchej | žerchwi | žerchwje |
instrumental | žerchwju | žerchwjomaj | žerchwjemi |
locative | žerchwi | žerchwjomaj | žerchwjach |
vocative | žerchej | žerchwi | žerchwje |
or
Declension of žerchej (feminine soft stem)
singular | dual | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | žerchej | žercheji | žercheje |
genitive | žercheje | žerchejow | žerchejow |
dative | žercheji | žerchejomaj | žerchejam |
accusative | žerchej | žercheji | žercheje |
instrumental | žercheju | žerchejomaj | žerchejemi |
locative | žercheji | žerchejomaj | žerchejach |
vocative | žerchej | žercheji | žercheje |
Derived terms
editnouns
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
editžerchej
Further reading
edit- “žerchej” in Soblex
- Schuster-Šewc, Heinz (1989) “žerchej”, in Historisch-etymologisches Wörterbuch der ober- und niedersorbischen Sprache [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Upper and Lower Sorbian Language] (in German), numbers 23 (zahroda – žrěbjo), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, →ISBN, page 1790
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- Upper Sorbian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Upper Sorbian/ɛʀxɛj
- Rhymes:Upper Sorbian/ɛʀxɛj/2 syllables
- Upper Sorbian terms with unknown etymologies
- Upper Sorbian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Upper Sorbian terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Upper Sorbian lemmas
- Upper Sorbian nouns
- Upper Sorbian feminine nouns
- Upper Sorbian feminine v-stem nouns
- Upper Sorbian feminine soft stem nouns
- Upper Sorbian non-lemma forms
- Upper Sorbian noun forms
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