Upper Sorbian

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Etymology

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Compound of wob (around) +‎ swět (world), a calque of German Umwelt.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈwɔpswɪt]
  • Hyphenation: wob‧swět

Noun

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wobswět m inan

  1. environment, milieu, social setting
  2. the environment, nature

Declension

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