wěnc

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *věnьcь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *waiˀníkas, from Proto-Indo-European *woyh₁níkos. Cognate with Upper Sorbian wěnc, Polish wieniec, Czech věnec, Old Church Slavonic вѣньць (věnĭcĭ), Russian вене́ц (venéc).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vʲɪnt͡s/

Noun

wěnc m inan (diminutive wěnk)

1. wreath (ornamental circular band)

Declension

Declension of wěnc

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	wěnc	wěnca	wěnce
Genitive	wěnca	wěncowu	wěncow
Dative	wěncoju	wěncoma	wěncam
Accusative	wěnc	wěnca	wěnce
Instrumental	wěncom	wěncoma	wěncami
Locative	wěncu	wěncoma	wěncach

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *věnь̀cь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɪnt͡s/
• Rhymes: -ɪnt͡s
• Hyphenation: wěnc
• Syllabification: wěnc

Noun

wěnc m inan (diminutive wěnčk, related adjective wěncowy)

1. wreath (ornamental circular band)

Declension

Declension of wěnc (masculine hard hissing stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	wěnc	wěncaj	wěncy
genitive	wěnca	wěncow	wěncow
dative	wěncej	wěncomaj	wěncam
accusative	wěnc	wěncaj	wěncy
instrumental	wěncom	wěncomaj	wěncami
locative	wěncu	wěncomaj	wěncach
vocative	wěnco	wěncaj	wěncy

References

• “wěnc” in Soblex