zeleznica
See also: železnica
Lower Sorbian
FWOTD – 29 June 2022
Etymology
From zelezo (“iron”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzɛlɛznʲit͡sa/
Noun
zeleznica f (diminutive zeleznicka)
- railway, railroad (transport system using parallel rails)
- sedge (plant of the genus Carex)
- purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
Declension
Declension of zeleznica
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | zeleznica | zeleznicy | zeleznice |
| Genitive | zeleznice | zeleznicowu | zeleznicow |
| Dative | zeleznicy | zeleznicoma | zeleznicam |
| Accusative | zeleznicu | zeleznicy | zeleznice |
| Instrumental | zeleznicu | zeleznicoma | zeleznicami |
| Locative | zeleznicy | zeleznicoma | zeleznicach |
Derived terms
- zeleznicaŕ m (“railwayman, railroader”)
- zeleznicny (“pertaining to the railroad”)
- zeleznicowy (“pertaining to the railroad”)
- zelezniski (“pertaining to the railroad”)
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “zeleznica”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999), “zeleznica”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag