Lower Sorbian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *čistъ. Cognate with Upper Sorbian čisty, Polish czysty, Czech čistý.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

cysty (comparative cysćejšy, superlative nejcysćejšy, adverb cysto or cysće)

  1. pure
  2. clean
    Antonyms: brudny, njerěšny

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

  • cysć m (cleaning; purgatory)

Further reading edit

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