prědk

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *perdъkъ. Cognate with Upper Sorbian prědk, Polish przodek, Czech předek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /prʲɪtk/

Noun

prědk m inan

  1. front (foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves)
  2. (specifically) the front of a traditional Lower Sorbian skirt, which is protected by an apron and can therefore be made of lower-quality material
  3. (chiefly in the dual) breast (organs on the front of a woman’s chest, which contain the mammary glands)
    Synonym: bok

Declension

Declension of prědk
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative prědk prědka prědki
Genitive prědka prědkowu prědkow
Dative prědkoju prědkoma prědkam
Accusative prědk prědka prědki
Instrumental prědkom prědkoma prědkami
Locative prědku prědkoma prědkach

Further reading

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