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
- grey heron (Ardea cinerea)
- Synonyms: karpaŕ, šedawa, šytawa
Declension
Declension of rybarnik
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | rybarnik | rybarnika | rybarniki |
| Genitive | rybarnika | rybarnikowu | rybarnikow |
| Dative | rybarnikoju | rybarnikoma | rybarnikam |
| Accusative | rybarnik | rybarnika | rybarniki |
| Instrumental | rybarnikom | rybarnikoma | rybarnikami |
| Locative | rybarniku | rybarnikoma | rybarnikach |
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