dźiwi

See also: dziwi

Upper Sorbian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒiwi/
  • Rhymes: -iwi
  • Syllabification: dźi‧wi

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *divьjь (natural, intact; feral, wild). By surface analysis, dźiwy +‎ -i.

Adjective

dźiwi (comparative dźiwiši, superlative najdźiwiši, absolute superlative nanajdźiwiši, excessive předźiwi, adverb dźiwjo or dźiwje)

  1. wild, feral
    Nic wšitke dźiwje zwěrjata móža so domestifikować.
    Not all wild animals can be domesticated.
Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

dźiwi

  1. third-person singular present of dźiwić

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