dzëwi

Kashubian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *divъ (“natural, intact; feral, wild”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡zɜvi/
• Rhymes: -ɜvi
• Syllabification: dzë‧wi

Adjective

dzëwi (comparative barżi dzëwi, superlative nôbarżi dzëwi, derived adverb dzëwò)

1. untamed
2. primitive, untrusting, uncultured
3. incompatible with social norms, not legally sanctioned
4. uncivilized man

Declension

Declension of dzëwi (hard)

singular					plural
	masculine animate	masculine inanimate	feminine	neuter	virile (= masculine personal)	non-virile
nominative	dzëwi		dzëwô	dzëwé	dzëwi	dzëwé
genitive	dzëwégò		dzëwi	dzëwégò	dzëwëch
dative	dzëwémù		dzëwi	dzëwémù	dzëwim
accusative	dzëwégò	dzëwi	dzëwą	dzëwé	dzëwëch	dzëwé
instrumental	dzëwim		dzëwą	dzëwim	dzëwima
locative	dzëwim		dzëwi	dzëwim	dzëwëch

Further reading

• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “dziki”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]
• “dzëwi”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022