vǫ̇s

Polabian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ǫsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wánsa, from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɔ̃s/

Noun

vǫ̇s m ?

1. beard
   • ca. 1725, Johann Parum Schultze, Wendische Chronik, Jugler manuscript edition, quoted in August Schleicher: Laut- und Formenlehre der polabischen Sprache, St. Petersburg, published 1871, page 8:

     Täu mohss wiltje wungs zaa viel vlassa.

     [tåi̯ mos vilťĕ vǫ̇s så vilĕ vlåsåi̯]

     You have a big beard with lots of hair.

Declension

Declension of vǫ̇s

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	vǫ̇s	—	vǫ̇såi̯
accusative	vǫ̇s	—	vǫ̇såi̯
genitive	—	—	vǫ̇süv
locative	—	—	—
dative	—	—	—
instrumental	—	—	—

Derived terms

nouns

• vǫ̇sĕpuc m
• ťüzĕ vǫ̇s m

 

References

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Polański, Kazimierz (1994) “vǫ̇s”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka Drzewian połabskich [Etymological Dictionary of the Polabian Drevani Language] (in Polish), number 6 (un – źornü), Warszawa: Energeia, →ISBN, page 1042

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Polański, Kazimierz, James Allen Sehnert (1967) “vǫs”, in Polabian-English Dictionary, The Hague, Paris: Mouton & Co

• Olesch, Reinhold (1973) “Wungs”, in Thesaurus Linguae Dravaenopolabicae [Thesaurus of the Drevani language] (in German), volumes 3: T – Z, Cologne, Vienna: Böhlau Verlag, →ISBN, page 1542