See also: bojas, bojás, and böjas

Lower Sorbian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *bojati, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛjaɕ/, [ˈbejaɕ]

Verb

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bójaś impf

  1. (reflexive) to fear, be afraid of [with genitive or pśed (+ instrumental)]
  2. (reflexive) to fear for, be afraid for [with (+ accusative)]

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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