góle

See also: gole, golé, and Göle

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

• gole (superseded)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɨlɛ/, [ˈɡɨlə]; /ˈɡɛlɛ/, [ˈɡɛlə]; (dated) /ˈɡʊlɛ/, [ˈɡʊlə]

Etymology 1

From the root of goły (“naked, bare”), from Proto-Slavic *golъ; compare Polish goły, Russian го́лый (gólyj), and Old Church Slavonic голъ (golŭ).

Noun

góle n pers (genitive singular góleśa, nominative plural źiśi)

1. child

Declension

The words źiśe and góle are in a suppletive relationship. In the nominative and accusative singular, źiśe and góle are both found; in these cases góle implies a young child (up to about 6 years old) and źiśe a somewhat older one. The genitive, dative, instrumental, and locative singular as well the entire dual are formed from góle, while the plural is formed from źiśe; in these cases there is no semantic distinction between the two roots.

declension of źiśe and góle

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	źiśe; góle	góleśi	źiśi
Genitive	góleśa	góleśowu	źiśi
Dative	góleśeju, góleśu	góleśoma	źiśam
Accusative	źiśe; góle	góleśi	źiśi
Instrumental	góleśim	góleśoma	źiśimi
Locative	góleśu	góleśoma	źiśach

Derived terms

• gólack
• gólc
• góleśi
• góleśiny
• góletkarka
• góletko
• gólica

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

góle

1. inflection of góla:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative plural

Further reading

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