See also: posol and posól

Lower Sorbian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *posъlъ. Cognate with Upper Sorbian posoł, Polish poseł, Czech posel.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɨsɔw/, [ˈpɨsow]; /ˈpɛsɔw/, [ˈpɛsow]; (dated) /ˈpʊsɔw/, [ˈpʊsow]

Noun edit

pósoł m pers

  1. messenger (one who brings messages)
  2. Apostle (one of the group of twelve disciples chosen by Jesus)
  3. apostle (missionary or leader of a mission)

Declension edit

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Further reading edit

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