kšajaś
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *krajati, cognate with Upper Sorbian krać, Polish krajać, Czech krájet.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkʃajaɕ]
Verb
kšajaś impf (perfective zekšajaś)
- to slice, cut (especially foods like bread and cheese)
Conjugation
Conjugation of kšajaś (imperfective)
| Present | Singular | Dual | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | kšaju kšajom | kšajomej | kšajomy |
| 2nd person | kšajoš | kšajotej | kšajośo |
| 3rd person | kšajo | kšajotej | kšaju |
| Preterite | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| 1st person | kšajach | kšajachmej | kšajachmy |
| 2nd person | kšajašo | kšajaštej | kšajašćo |
| 3rd person | kšajašo | kšajaštej | kšajachu |
| Imperative | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| 2nd person | kšaj | kšajtej | kšajśo |
- Participles
- Present: kšajucy
- Past active (“ł-form”): kšajał
- Past passive: kšajany
- Infinitive
- kšajaś
- Supine
- kšajat
- Verbal noun
- kšajanje
Synonyms
- rězaś impf (“to cut (in general)”)
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “kšajaś”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999), “kšajaś”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag