šwon

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schwan, from Middle High German swan, from Old High German swan, from Proto-Germanic *swanaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- (“to sound, resound”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃwɔn/
  • Rhymes: -ɔn
  • Syllabification: šwon

Noun

šwon m anim

  1. swan (waterfowl of genus Cygnus)

Declension

Declension of šwon
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative šwon šwona šwony
Genitive šwona šwonowu šwonow
Dative šwonoju šwonoma šwonam
Accusative šwona šwonowu šwony, šwonow
Instrumental šwonom šwonoma šwonami
Locative šwonje šwonoma šwonach

Synonyms

Further reading

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