Kamjenica

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

  • Kaḿenica (superseded)

Etymology

From Upper Sorbian Kamjenica, from kamjenica (“rock, cobblestone”), a diminutive of kamjeń.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkamʲɛnʲit͡sa/, [ˈkamʲenʲit͡sa]

Proper noun

Kamjenica f

  1. Chemnitz (an independent city in Saxony, Germany)

Declension

Declension of Kamjenica
singular (uncountable)
Nominative Kamjenica
Genitive Kamjenice
Dative Kamjenicy
Accusative Kamjenicu
Instrumental Kamjenicu
Locative Kamjenicy

Further reading

  • Muka, Arnošt (1928) “Kaḿenica”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow, Ḿeńa ds. městow a wsow (in German), volume 3, Prague: ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “Kamjenica”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
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