pjerina
Lower Sorbian
Alternative forms
- ṕerina (obsolete)
Etymology
pjero (“feather”) + -ina; cognate with Old Church Slavonic перина (perina, “pillow”), Upper Sorbian pjerina, Polish pierzyna, Czech peřina (“feather bed”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpʲɛrʲina/, [ˈpʲerʲina]
Noun
pjerina f
- fowl, poultry
Declension
Declension of pjerina
| singular (uncountable) | |
|---|---|
| Nominative | pjerina |
| Genitive | pjeriny |
| Dative | pjerinje |
| Accusative | pjerinu |
| Instrumental | pjerinu |
| Locative | pjerinje |
Further reading
- ṕerina 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.
- pjerina in Manfred Starosta (1999): Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.