dźiw

See also: dziw

Upper Sorbian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒiw/
  • Rhymes: -iw
  • Hyphenation: dźiw
  • Syllabification: dźiw

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dȋvъ (“astonishment; wonder, miracle”). Cognate with Lower Sorbian źiw.

Noun

dźiw m inan

  1. miracle, wonder (extraordinary or inexplicable fact by the laws of nature that is attributed to a divine or supernatural cause)
    Čehodla njewěriš do dźiwow?
    Why don't you believe in miracles?
Declension
Declension of dźiw (masculine hard stem)
singular dual plural
nominative dźiw dźiwaj dźiwy
genitive dźiwa dźiwow dźiwow
dative dźiwej dźiwomaj dźiwam
accusative dźiw dźiwaj dźiwy
instrumental dźiwom dźiwomaj dźiwami
locative dźiwje dźiwomaj dźiwach
vocative dźiwo, dźiwje dźiwaj dźiwy

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *divъ (“tweet, chirp”). Cognate with Lower Sorbian źiw.

Alternative forms

  • dźiw dźiw

Interjection

dźiw

  1. tweet, chirp (sound of a sparrow)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

dźiw

  1. second/third-person singular imperative of dźiwić

References

  • Křesćan Pful, editor (1866), “dźiw”, in Łužiski serbski słownik / Lausitzisch Wendisches Wörterbuch‎[1] (in German), Budyšin: Maćica Serbska, page 187
  • Křesćan Pful, editor (1866), “dźiw dźiw”, in Łužiski serbski słownik / Lausitzisch Wendisches Wörterbuch‎[2] (in German), Budyšin: Maćica Serbska, page 187
  • “dźiw” in Soblex
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