wólša
Lower Sorbian
Alternative forms
- wolša (superseded)
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *olьxa, *elьxa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisos; cognate with Upper Sorbian wólša, Polish olcha, Czech olše, Russian ольха́ (olʹxá), and Old Church Slavonic ѥльха (jelĭxa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwɨlʃa/, /ˈwɛlʃa/, (dated) /ˈwʊlʃa/
Noun
wólša f (diminutive wólška)
- alder (tree or shrub of genus Alnus)
Declension
Declension of wólša
Singular | Dual | Plural | |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | wólša | wólšy | wólše |
Genitive | wólše | wólšowu | wólšow |
Dative | wólšy | wólšoma | wólšam |
Accusative | wólšu | wólšy | wólše |
Instrumental | wólšu | wólšoma | wólšami |
Locative | wólšy | wólšoma | wólšach |
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “wólša”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999), “wólša”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag