marjank

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

• marijank
• maŕank (obsolete)

Etymology

Marjana (woman's name) +‎ -k (diminutive suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmarjaŋk/

Noun

marjank m animal

1. turtle dove

Declension

Declension of marjank

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	marjank	marjanka	marjanki
Genitive	marjanka	marjankowu	marjankow
Dative	marjankoju	marjankoma	marjankam
Accusative	marjanka	marjankowu	marjanki, marjankow
Instrumental	marjankom	marjankoma	marjankami
Locative	marjanku	marjankoma	marjankach

Further reading

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “maŕank_1”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999) “marjank”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag