bcha

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *blъxa (“flea”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰluseh₂ (“flea”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pxa/

Noun

bcha f animal

1. (dialectal) flea

Declension

Declension of bcha

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	bcha	bše	bchy
Genitive	bchy	bchowu	bchow
Dative	bše	bchoma	bcham
Accusative	bchu	bše	bchy
Instrumental	bchu	bchoma	bchami
Locative	bše	bchoma	bchach

Synonyms

• pcha (standard)

Further reading

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “bcha”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008