brjaza

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

• brȧsa, bŕaza (obsolete)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *berza, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *berźas, *berźā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵós, *bʰerHǵeh₂.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrʲaza/

Noun

brjaza f (diminutive brjazka)

1. birch

Declension

Declension of brjaza

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	brjaza	brjazy	brjaze
genitive	brjaze	brjazowu	brjazow
dative	brjazy	brjazoma	brjazam
accusative	brjazu	brjazy	brjaze
instrumental	brjazu	brjazoma	brjazami
locative	brjazy	brjazoma	brjazach

Further reading

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “brjaza”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999), “brjaza”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag