dwór
Lower Sorbian
Alternative forms
- dwor (superseded)
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *dvòrъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdwɛr/, /ˈdwɨr/, (dated) /ˈdwʊr/
- Rhymes: -ɛr, -ɨr, -ʊr
- Syllabification: dwór
Noun
dwór m inan (diminutive dwórk)
- court (residence of a sovereign etc.; collective body of the retinue of a sovereign etc.; formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign)
- courtyard
- manor, estate
- farmstead, homestead
Declension
Declension of dwór
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dwór | dwóra | dwóry |
| Genitive | dwóra | dwórowu | dwórow |
| Dative | dwóroju | dwóroma | dwóram |
| Accusative | dwór | dwóra | dwóry |
| Instrumental | dwórom | dwóroma | dwórami |
| Locative | dwórje | dwóroma | dwórach |
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “dwór”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “dwór”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dvòrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dwára (“doorway”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwór-o-m, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- (“door”). Doublet of forum (“forum”), a borrowing from Latin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdvur/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ur
- Syllabification: dwór
Noun
dwór m inan (diminutive dworek, augmentative dworzyszcze)
- court, mansion (residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or other dignitary)
- courtyard
- Synonym: dziedziniec
- manor
- (singular only) outside
Usage notes
The genitive singular form dwora is obsolete or in set phrases.
Declension
Declension of dwór
Derived terms
verb