wó

See also: Appendix:Variations of "wo"

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

• ho (obsolete)
• wo (superseded)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *o(b).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɨ/, /wɛ/, /wʊ/

Preposition

wó

1. (with accusative) by (with a change of; indicating the amount of some progression)

   Wón jo swój zec wó tśi centimetry pśikrotcył.

   He shortened his trousers by three centimeters.

2. (with accusative) for (to obtain)

   Ja som wó pomoc pšosył.

   I asked for help.

3. (with locative) about (concerning)

   Wón jo se wó jeje zaźaržanju górił.

   He was annoyed about her behavior.

   Wó kim powědamy?

   Who are we talking about?

Further reading

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