Lower Sorbian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *xytrъ (cunning, sly, wise). Cognate with Upper Sorbian chětry, Polish chytry, Czech chytrý, Old Church Slavonic хꙑтръ (xytrŭ), and Russian хи́трый (xítryj).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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chytšy (comparative chytśejšy, superlative nejchytśejšy, adverb chytśe)

  1. righteous
  2. good, nice, attractive
    Tam su chytše kulki.
    There are nice potatoes there.
  3. considerable, respectable

Declension

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Further reading

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