dzëwi
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Kashubian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Slavic *divъ (“natural, intact; feral, wild”). Cognate with Slovincian ʒävḯ, Polish dziwy.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]dzëwi (not comparable)
- untamed
- primitive, untrusting, uncultured
- incompatible with social norms, not legally sanctioned
- uncivilized man
Declension
[edit]Declension of dzëwi (hard)
| singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine animate | masculine inanimate | feminine | neuter | virile (= masculine personal) | non-virile | |
| nominative | dzëwi | dzëwô | dzëwé | dzëwi | dzëwé | |
| genitive | dzëwégò | dzëwi | dzëwégò | dzëwëch | ||
| dative | dzëwémù | dzëwi | dzëwémù | dzëwim | ||
| accusative | dzëwégò | dzëwi | dzëwą | dzëwé | dzëwëch | dzëwé |
| instrumental | dzëwim | dzëwą | dzëwim | dzëwima | ||
| locative | dzëwim | dzëwi | dzëwim | dzëwëch | ||
Further reading
[edit]- “dzëwi”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022