mórzgi
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
Alteration of earlier mózgi, from Proto-Slavic *mozgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *masgas, from Proto-Indo-European *mosgʰos (“marrow, brain”). Cognate with Upper Sorbian mozy, Polish mózg, Czech mozek, Polabian múzǵë.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɨrzɡʲi/, /ˈmɛrzɡʲi/
Noun
mórzgi pl (plural only)
- brain
Declension
Declension of mórzgi
| plural (plurale tantum) | |
|---|---|
| Nominative | mórzgi |
| Genitive | mórzgow |
| Dative | mórzgam |
| Accusative | mórzgi |
| Instrumental | mórzgami |
| Locative | mórzgach |
Further reading
- mórzgi in Ernst Muka/Mucke (St. Petersburg and Prague 1911–28): Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow / Wörterbuch der nieder-wendischen Sprache und ihrer Dialekte. Reprinted 2008, Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.
- mórzgi in Manfred Starosta (1999): Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.