Lower Sorbian

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Etymology

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From wótwisny (dependent) (from wót- +‎ wisaś (to hang), from Proto-Slavic *visěti) + -osć.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈwɨtvʲisnost͡ɕ/, /ˈwɛtvʲisnost͡ɕ/, /ˈwʊtvʲisnost͡ɕ/

Noun

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wótwisnosć f inan

  1. dependence
    Antonym: njewótwisnosć

Declension

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Further reading

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