kukawa

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Lower Sorbian[edit]

kukawa

Etymology[edit]

From a derivative of Proto-Slavic *kukъ (“cuckoo”), of imitative origin. Cognate with Upper Sorbian kokula, Polish kukułka, Czech kukačka, Serbo-Croatian kȕkavica, and Russian куку́шка (kukúška).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kukawa f animal (diminutive kukawka)

  1. cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)

Declension[edit]

Declension of kukawa
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative kukawa kukawje kukawy
Genitive kukawy kukawowu kukawow
Dative kukawje kukawoma kukawam
Accusative kukawu kukawje kukawy
Instrumental kukawu kukawoma kukawami
Locative kukawje kukawoma kukawach

Further reading[edit]

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

Swahili[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Verb[edit]

kukawa (verbal noun of the ku class)

  1. infinitive of -kawa
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