rybarnik
Lower Sorbian
Alternative forms
- rybaŕnik (obsolete)
Etymology
ryba (“fish”) + -aŕ + -nik; cognate with Upper Sorbian rybornik.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɨbarnʲik/
Noun
rybarnik m
- grey heron (Ardea cinerea)
- Synonyms: karpaŕ, šedawa, šytawa
Declension
Declension of rybarnik
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | rybarnik | rybarnika | rybarniki |
| Genitive | rybarnika | rybarnikowu | rybarnikow |
| Dative | rybarnikoju | rybarnikoma | rybarnikam |
| Accusative | rybarnik | rybarnika | rybarniki |
| Instrumental | rybarnikom | rybarnikoma | rybarnikami |
| Locative | rybarniku | rybarnikoma | rybarnikach |
Further reading
- rybaŕnik 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.
- rybarnik in Manfred Starosta (1999): Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.