Lower Sorbian

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wólša

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *olьxa, *elьxa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisos; cognate with Upper Sorbian wólša, Polish olcha, Czech olše, Russian ольха́ (olʹxá), and Old Church Slavonic ѥльха (jelĭxa).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈwɨlʃa/, /ˈwɛlʃa/, (dated) /ˈwʊlʃa/

Noun

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wólša f inan (diminutive wólška)

  1. alder (tree or shrub of genus Alnus)

Declension

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Further reading

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

Upper Sorbian

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wólša

Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *olьxa.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈwʊlʃa/
  • Rhymes: -ʊlʃa
  • Hyphenation: wól‧ša
  • Syllabification: wól‧ša

Noun

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wólša f

  1. (botany) alder (Alnus)

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