mokšy

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mokrъ. Cognate with Upper Sorbian mokry, Polish mokry, Czech mokrý, Old Church Slavonic мокръ (mokrŭ), Russian мокрый (mokryj).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɔkʃɨ]

Adjective

mokšy (comparative mokśejšy, superlative nejmokśejšy, adverb mokšo)

1. wet (covered with or impregnated with liquid)

Declension

Declension of mokšy

	Masculine singular	Feminine singular	Neuter singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	mokšy	mokša	mokše	mokšej	mokše
Genitive	mokšego	mokšeje	mokšego	mokšeju	mokšych
Dative	mokšemu	mokšej	mokšemu	mokšyma	mokšym
Accusative	mokšy mokšego (animate)	mokšu	mokše	mokšej mokšeju (animate)	mokše mokšych (optional animate form)
Instrumental	mokšym	mokšeju	mokšym	mokšyma	mokšymi
Locative	mokšem	mokšej	mokšem	mokšyma	mokšych

Antonyms

• suchy (“dry”)

References

• Starosta, Manfred (1999) “mokšy”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag