rězyna
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *rězina (from *rězati (“to cut”)); compare Upper Sorbian rězyna; Polabian rezáina; reznó; Czech řeziny (“sawdust”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrʲɪzɨna/
Noun
rězyna f
- sharp edge (of knife, sword etc.)
- sawgrass, sedge
- (specifically) hairy sedge (Carex hirta)
Declension
Declension of rězyna
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | rězyna | rězynje | rězyny |
| Genitive | rězyny | rězynowu | rězynow |
| Dative | rězynje | rězynoma | rězynam |
| Accusative | rězynu | rězynje | rězyny |
| Instrumental | rězynu | rězynoma | rězynami |
| Locative | rězynje | rězynoma | rězynach |
Related terms
- rězaś (“to cut”)
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “rězyna”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “rězyna”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag