wjerba

Lower Sorbian

wjerby

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vьrba; cognate with Upper Sorbian wjerba, Polish wierzba, Czech vrba, Russian ве́рба (vérba), Serbo-Croatian vŕba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvʲɛrba], [ˈjɛrba]

Noun

wjerba f inan (diminutive wjerbka)

1. willow (tree of the genus Salix)

Declension

Declension of wjerba

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	wjerba	wjerbje	wjerby
Genitive	wjerby	wjerbowu	wjerbow
Dative	wjerbje	wjerboma	wjerbam
Accusative	wjerbu	wjerbje	wjerby
Instrumental	wjerbu	wjerboma	wjerbami
Locative	wjerbje	wjerboma	wjerbach

Derived terms

• wjerbaty
• wjerbica f
• wjerbicka f
• wjerbowy

Upper Sorbian

wjerby

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vьrba; cognate with Lower Sorbian wjerba, Polish wierzba, Czech vrba, Russian верба (verba), Serbo-Croatian vrba.

Noun

wjerba f

1. willow (tree of the genus Salix)