Lower Sorbian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *zvě̄rę̀.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈzvʲɪrʲɛ/, [ˈzvʲɪrʲə]

Noun

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zwěrje n animal (genitive singular zwěrjeśa, diminutive zwěrjetko)

  1. animal

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Verweij, Arno (1994) “Quantity Patterns of Substantives in Czech and Slovak”, in Dutch Contributions to the Eleventh International Congress of Slavists, Bratislava (Studies in Slavic and General Linguistics)‎[1], volume 22, Editions Rodopi B.V., pages 553-554

Further reading

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