paśpula
Lower Sorbian
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paśpula
Etymology
From a variant of Proto-Slavic *perpelъ (“quail”). Cognate with Upper Sorbian pocpula, Polish przepiórka, Czech křepelka, Serbo-Croatian prȅpelica, and Russian пе́репел (pérepel).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpaɕpula/
Noun
paśpula f (diminutive paśpulka)
- quail (any of several small game birds)
- (specifically) common quail (Coturnix coturnix)
Declension
declension of paśpula
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | paśpula | paśpuli | paśpule |
| Genitive | paśpule | paśpulowu | paśpulow |
| Dative | paśpuli | paśpuloma | paśpulam |
| Accusative | paśpulu | paśpuli | paśpule |
| Instrumental | paśpulu | paśpuloma | paśpulami |
| Locative | paśpuli | paśpuloma | paśpulach |
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “paśpula”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999), “paśpula”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag