nazyma

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

na- +‎ zyma. Cognate with Czech podzim (via Proto-Slavic *zima).

Also compare Persian پاییز (<< Proto-Iranian *pati- (against) + *jimáh (winter)) (cognate via Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéyōm).

Noun

nazyma f

  1. autumn

Declension

References

  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “nazyma”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnazɨma/
  • Rhymes: -azɨma
  • Hyphenation: na‧zy‧ma
  • Syllabification: na‧zy‧ma

Noun

nazyma f

  1. (astronomy) autumn (season of the year between summer and winter, in which the length of the days decreases, always remaining shorter than the nights)
    Jedne z hłownych přiznamjenjow nazymy je poněčimny spad dnjowych temperaturow.
    One of the main features of autumn is the gradual decrease in daytime temperatures.

Declension

References