wucho

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

• hucho (obsolete)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *uxo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuxɔ/

Noun

wucho n inan (nominative dual wušy, nominative plural (literal) wušy or (figurative) wucha, diminutive wuško)

1. (literally) ear (organ of hearing)
2. (figuratively) any of a number of ear-shaped things:
   1. handle (of a pitcher, jug, etc.)
   2. eye (of an ax, etc.)

Declension

Literal meaning

Declension of wucho

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	wucho	wušy	wušy
Genitive	wucha	wušowu	wušow
Dative	wuchoju	wušyma	wušam
Accusative	wucho	wušy	wušy
Instrumental	wuchom	wušyma	wušymi
Locative	wuchu	wušyma	wušach

Figurative meanings

Declension of wucho

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	wucho	wušy	wucha
Genitive	wucha	wušowu	wuchow
Dative	wuchoju	wušyma	wucham
Accusative	wucho	wušy	wucha
Instrumental	wuchom	wušyma	wuchami
Locative	wuchu	wušyma	wuchach

• Alternative dative singular (both literal and transferred): wuchu

Derived terms

• wuchajca
• wuchaty
• wuchawa
• wuchowy
• wuškaty
• wušnik
• wušny

 

References

• Starosta, Manfred (1999) “wucho”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *uxo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwuxɔ/
• Rhymes: -uxɔ
• Hyphenation: wu‧cho
• Syllabification: wu‧cho

Noun

wucho n

1. (anatomy) ear
2. handle

Declension

Declension of wucho

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	wucho	wuši	wuši
genitive	wucha	wušow	wuši
dative	wušow, wuši	wuchu	wušomaj
accusative	wušam	wucho	wuši
instrumental	wuši	wuchom	wušomaj
locative	wušemi, wušimi	wuchu	wušomaj
vocative	wušach	wuši	wuši

Declension of wucho

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	wucho	wuše	wucha
genitive	wucha	wuchow	wuchow
dative	wuchu	wuchomaj	wucham
accusative	wucho	wuše	wucha
instrumental	wuchom	wuchomaj	wuchami
locative	wuchu	wuchomaj	wuchach
vocative	wucho	wuše	wucha

Further reading

• “wucho” in Soblex