rybarnik

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

  • rybaŕnik (obsolete)

Etymology

ryba (fish) +‎ -aŕ +‎ -nik; cognate with Upper Sorbian rybornik.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɨbarnʲik/

Noun

rybarnik m anim

  1. grey heron (Ardea cinerea)
    Synonyms: karpaŕ, šedawa, šytawa

Declension

Further reading

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