bjachaŕ

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Middle High German becher, from Old High German behhari, from Latin bīcārium; assimilated to the suffix -aŕ. Cognate with Upper Sorbian bjechaŕ and German Becher.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʲa.xarʲ/
  • Rhymes: -axarʲ
  • Syllabification: bja‧chaŕ

Noun

bjachaŕ m inan (diminutive bjacharik)

  1. cup (drinking vessel)
    Synonym: tasa
  2. mug (large cup)

Declension

Declension of bjachaŕ
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative bjachaŕ bjacharja bjacharje
Genitive bjacharja bjacharjowu bjacharjow
Dative bjacharjoju bjacharjoma bjacharjam
Accusative bjachaŕ bjacharja bjacharje
Instrumental bjacharjom bjacharjoma bjacharjami
Locative bjacharju bjacharjoma bjacharjach

Further reading

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