bjachaŕ

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Middle High German becher, from Old High German behhari, from Latin bīcārium; assimilated to the suffix -aŕ. Cognate with Upper Sorbian bjechaŕ and German Becher.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʲaxarʲ/

Noun

bjachaŕ m inan (diminutive bjacharik)

1. cup (drinking vessel)

   Synonym: tasa

2. mug (large cup)

Declension

Declension of bjachaŕ

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	bjachaŕ	bjacharja	bjacharje
Genitive	bjacharja	bjacharjowu	bjacharjow
Dative	bjacharjoju	bjacharjoma	bjacharjam
Accusative	bjachaŕ	bjacharja	bjacharje
Instrumental	bjacharjom	bjacharjoma	bjacharjami
Locative	bjacharju	bjacharjoma	bjacharjach

Further reading

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