bridki
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *bridъkъ (“sharp”). Cognate with Polish brzydki (“ugly”), Czech břitký (“cutting, sharp”), Serbo-Croatian brȉdak (“cutting, sharp”), and Ukrainian бридки́й (brydkýj, “disgusting, ugly”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbrʲitkʲi/
Adjective
bridki
- (dialectal) disgusting
- (dialectal) ugly
Declension
Declension of bridki
| Masculine singular | Feminine singular | Neuter singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bridki | bridka | bridke | bridkej | bridke |
| Genitive | bridkego | bridkeje | bridkego | bridkeju | bridkich |
| Dative | bridkemu | bridkej | bridkemu | bridkima | bridkim |
| Accusative | bridki bridkego (animate) | bridku | bridke | bridkej bridkeju (animate) | bridke bridkich (optional animate form) |
| Instrumental | bridkim | bridkeju | bridkim | bridkima | bridkimi |
| Locative | bridkem | bridkej | bridkem | bridkima | bridkich |
Synonyms
- (disgusting): žadławy
- (ugly): grozny
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “bridki”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999), “bridki”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag