gjarsć
Lower Sorbian
FWOTD – 31 July 2015
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *gъrstь; cognate with Polish garść, Czech hrst, Russian горсть (gorstʹ), Serbo-Croatian grst, pregršt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡʲarst͡ɕ/
Noun
gjarsć f (diminutive gjarstka)
- handful (amount held in hand; small quantity)
Declension
Declension of gjarsć
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gjarsć | gjarsći | gjarsći |
| Genitive | gjarsći | gjarsćowu | gjarsćow |
| Dative | gjarsći | gjarsćoma | gjarsćam |
| Accusative | gjarsć | gjarsći | gjarsći |
| Instrumental | gjarsću | gjarsćoma | gjarsćami |
| Locative | gjarsći | gjarsćoma | gjarsćach |
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “gjarsć”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999), “gjarsć”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag