žyto
See also: żyto
Lower Sorbian
žyto
Etymology
Semantically narrowed from original meaning ‘grain’, from Proto-Slavic *žito (“grain, corn”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *geit-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeHi-to-.
The same semantic narrowing from ‘grain’ to ‘rye’ happened with Polish żyto, Kashubian żëto, Czech žito, Belarusian жы́та (žýta), and Ukrainian жи́то (žýto).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʒɨtɔ/
Noun
žyto n (diminutive žytko)
- rye
- (obsolete) grain
Declension
Declension of žyto
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | žyto | žyśe | žyta |
| Genitive | žyta | žytowu | žytow |
| Dative | žytoju, žytu | žytoma | žytam |
| Accusative | žyto | žyśe | žyta |
| Instrumental | žytom | žytoma | žytami |
| Locative | žyśe | žytoma | žytach |
Synonyms
- (rye): rež f