běrtyl
Lower Sorbian
Alternative forms
- b́ertyl (obsolete)
Etymology
From German Viertel, from Old High German fiorteil.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbʲɪrtɨl/
Noun
běrtyl m
- quarter (one fourth)
- Synonym: stwjerś
- quarter, neighborhood
- Serbski běrtyl ― Wendisches Viertel [Wendish Quarter, a neighborhood of Cottbus]
- (historical) peck (quarter of a bushel)
Declension
Declension of běrtyl
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | běrtyl | běrtyla | běrtyle |
| Genitive | běrtyla | běrtylowu | běrtylow |
| Dative | běrtyloju | běrtyloma | běrtylam |
| Accusative | běrtyl | běrtyla | běrtyle |
| Instrumental | běrtylom | běrtyloma | běrtylami |
| Locative | běrtylu | běrtyloma | běrtylach |
Further reading
- Arnošt Muka (1921, 1928) , “ḃertyl”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German, Russian), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted (in German)Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- běrtyl in Manfred Starosta (1999): Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.