wótšy

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Lower Sorbian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *ostrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *aśras, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱrós.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɨt͡ʃɨ/, /ˈwɛt͡ʃi/, (dated) /ˈwʊt͡ʃɨ/

Adjective[edit]

wótšy (comparative wótśejšy, superlative nejwótśejšy, adverb wótšo or wótśe)

  1. sharp (able to cut or pierce easily)
    Antonym: tupy

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Further reading[edit]

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