rjeśaz

Lower Sorbian

rjeśaz

Alternative forms

• ŕeśaz (superseded)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *retęzь or *retędzь. Cognate with Upper Sorbian rjećaz and Czech řetěz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrʲɛɕas/, [ˈrʲeɕas]

Noun

rjeśaz m inan (diminutive rjeśazk)

1. chain (series of interconnected rings or links)

Declension

Declension of rjeśaz

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	rjeśaz	rjeśaza	rjeśaze
Genitive	rjeśaza	rjeśazowu	rjeśazow
Dative	rjeśazoju	rjeśazoma	rjeśazam
Accusative	rjeśaz	rjeśaza	rjeśaze
Instrumental	rjeśazom	rjeśazoma	rjeśazami
Locative	rjeśazu	rjeśazoma	rjeśazach

Further reading

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