slě
Lower Sorbian
FWOTD – 28 July 2021
Etymology
Cognate with Polish szelki, Czech šle, and the Slavic source of Yiddish שלייקעס (shleykes).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈslɪ/
- Rhymes: -ɪ
- Syllabification: slě
Noun
slě pl
- breast harness for horses
- suspenders, braces (strap for holding up trousers)
Declension
Declension of slě
| plural (plurale tantum) | |
|---|---|
| Nominative | slě |
| Genitive | slow |
| Dative | slam |
| Accusative | slě |
| Instrumental | slami |
| Locative | slach |
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “slě”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “slě”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag