pěsk

See also: pesk and pěšk

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pěsъkъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʲɪsk/
  • Rhymes: -ɪsk
  • Syllabification: pěsk

Noun

pěsk m inan

  1. sand

Declension

Further reading

  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “pěsk”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “pěsk”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pě̄sъ̀kъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɪsk/
  • Rhymes: -ɪsk
  • Hyphenation: pěsk
  • Syllabification: pěsk

Noun

pěsk m inan (diminutive pěsačk, related adjective pěskowy)

  1. (geology) sand (set of granular particles of a mineral nature, found in the beds of rivers, seas, beaches and deserts)

Declension

Derived terms

adjectives
  • pěskowy
nouns
  • pěsačk m inan

References