Lower Sorbian

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Etymology

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From now archaic zwěz (from Proto-Slavic *sъvęzъ) + -k. Cognate with Czech svaz, Slovak zväz, Serbo-Croatian savez.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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zwězk m inan

  1. alliance, union

Declension

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Further reading

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