wó
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "wo"
Lower Sorbian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- ho (obsolete)
- wo (superseded)
Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Slavic *o(b).
Pronunciation
[edit]Preposition
[edit]wó
- (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.
- (with accusative) for (to obtain)
- Ja som wó pomoc pšosył.
- I asked for help.
- (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
[edit]- 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