lěwy
See also: lewy and Lewy
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *lěvъ, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂iwos. Cognate with Upper Sorbian lěwy, Polish lewy, Czech levý, Russian левый (levyj), Old Church Slavonic лѣвъ (lěvŭ), Ancient Greek λαιός (laiós) and Latin laevus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɪwɨ/, [ˈlʲɪwɨ]
Adjective
lěwy (adverb lěwo)
- left (opposite of right; toward the west when one is facing north)
Declension
Declension of lěwi
Masculine singular | Feminine singular | Neuter singular | Dual | Plural | |
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Nominative | lěwi | lěwa | lěwe | lěwej | lěwe |
Genitive | lěwego | lěweje | lěwego | lěweju | lěwich |
Dative | lěwemu | lěwej | lěwemu | lěwima | lěwim |
Accusative | lěwi lěwego (animate) | lěwu | lěwe | lěwej lěweju (animate) | lěwe lěwich (optional animate form) |
Instrumental | lěwim | lěweju | lěwim | lěwima | lěwimi |
Locative | lěwem | lěwej | lěwem | lěwima | lěwich |
Antonyms
- pšawy
References
- Starosta, Manfred (1999), “lěwy”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag