cowanje
Lower Sorbian
Alternative forms
- cowańe
Etymology
From cowaś (“to dream”), of unknown origin, + -nje.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɔwanʲɛ/, [ˈt͡sowanʲə]
Noun
cowanje n (diminutive cowańko)
- verbal noun of cowaś
- dream
Declension
Declension of cowanje
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cowanje | cowani | cowanja |
| Genitive | cowanja | cowanjowu | cowanjow |
| Dative | cowanjeju, cowanju | cowanjoma | cowanjam |
| Accusative | cowanje | cowani | cowanja |
| Instrumental | cowanim | cowanjoma | cowanjami |
| Locative | cowanju | cowanjoma | cowanjach |
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “cowańe”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “cowanje”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag