góle
See also: gole and golé
Lower Sorbian
Alternative forms
- gole (superseded)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɨlɛ/, [ˈɡɨlə]; /ˈɡɛlɛ/, [ˈɡɛlə]; (dated) /ˈɡʊlɛ/, [ˈɡʊlə]
Etymology 1
From the root of goły (“naked, bare”), from Proto-Slavic *golъ; compare Polish goły, Russian го́лый (gólyj), and Old Church Slavonic голъ (golŭ).
Noun
góle n (genitive góleśa, plural źiśi)
- child
Declension
The words źiśe and góle are in a suppletive relationship. In the nominative and accusative singular, źiśe and góle are both found; in these cases góle implies a young child (up to about 6 years old) and źiśe a somewhat older one. The genitive, dative, instrumental, and locative singular as well the entire dual are formed from góle, while the plural is formed from źiśe; in these cases there is no semantic distinction between the two roots.
declension of źiśe and góle
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | źiśe; góle | góleśi | źiśi |
| Genitive | góleśa | góleśowu | źiśi |
| Dative | góleśeju | góleśoma | źiśam |
| Accusative | źiśe; góle | góleśi | źiśi |
| Instrumental | góleśim | góleśoma | źiśimi |
| Locative | góleśu | góleśoma | źiśach |
Derived terms
- gólack
- gólc
- góleśi
- góleśiny
- góletkarka
- góletko
- gólica
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
góle
- inflection of góla:
- genitive singular
- nominative/accusative plural
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “góle”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999), “góle”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag