kšupa

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *krupa (“groats”). Cognate with Upper Sorbian krupa, Polish krupa, Czech kroupy, Old Church Slavonic кроупа (krupa), and Russian крупа́ (krupá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʃupa/

Noun

kšupa f inan (diminutive kšupica)

1. a grain of pearl barley
2. a hailstone, ice pellet, or piece of graupel

Declension

Declension of kšupa

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	kšupa	kšupje	kšupy
Genitive	kšupy	kšupowu	kšupow
Dative	kšupje	kšupoma	kšupam
Accusative	kšupu	kšupje	kšupy
Instrumental	kšupu	kšupoma	kšupami
Locative	kšupje	kšupoma	kšupach

Further reading

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