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 inan (diminutive žytko)

1. rye
2. (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