ganowa

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Lower Sorbian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From German Ganove, a back-formation from Yiddish גנבֿים (ganovim), plural of גנבֿ (ganef, “thief”), from Hebrew גַנָב (ganáv).

Noun[edit]

ganowa m pers

  1. trickster, fraudster

Declension[edit]

Declension of ganowa
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ganowa ganowje ganowy
Genitive ganowy ganowowu ganowow
Dative ganowje ganowoma ganowam
Accusative ganowu ganowowu ganowy, ganowow
Instrumental ganowu ganowoma ganowami
Locative ganowje ganowoma ganowach

Further reading[edit]

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