Upper Sorbian

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Etymology

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Univerbation of pod Janem (under John), reffering to Johann von Schönenberg who worked to preserve Catholicism during the Reformation.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔdjan/
  • Rhymes: -ɔdjan
  • Hyphenation: pod‧jan
  • Syllabification: pod‧jan

Noun

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podjan m pers (feminine podjanka, related adjective podjanski)

  1. (colloquial) Catholic
    Synonym: katolik

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References

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  1. ^ Schuster-Šewc, Heinz (1985) “podjan”, in Historisch-etymologisches Wörterbuch der ober- und niedersorbischen Sprache [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Upper and Lower Sorbian Language] (in German), numbers 15 (płóń – přatr), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, →ISBN, page 1113