cerw
See also: čerw
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *čьrvь, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷr̥mis (“worm”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡sɛrf/
Noun
cerw m (genitive cerwja, diminutive cerwik)
- maggot
- Synonym: wužeńc
- worm
- Synonym: wužeńc
Declension
Declension of cerw
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cerw | cerwja | cerwje |
| Genitive | cerwja | cerwjowu | cerwjow |
| Dative | cerwjoju | cerwjoma | cerwjam |
| Accusative | cerwja | cerwjowu | cerwje, cerwjow |
| Instrumental | cerwjom | cerwjoma | cerwjami |
| Locative | cerwju | cerwjoma | cerwjach |
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “cerw”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999), “cerw”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag