wjaža

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *věža. Cognates include Upper Sorbian wěža (“tower”), Slovene veža (“hallway”), Russian ве́жа (véža, “caravan; tower”), Slovak veža (“tower”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvʲaʒa], [ˈjaʒa]

Noun

wjaža f inan (diminutive wjažka)

1. hall, hallway, corridor
2. apartment building

Declension

Declension of wjaža

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	wjaža	wjažy	wjaže
Genitive	wjaže	wjažowu	wjažow
Dative	wjažy	wjažoma	wjažam
Accusative	wjažu	wjažy	wjaže
Instrumental	wjažu	wjažoma	wjažami
Locative	wjažy	wjažoma	wjažach

Derived terms

• wjažcycka
• wjažny
• wjažyny

References

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