wó

See also: Appendix:Variations of "wo"

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

  • ho (obsolete)
  • wo (superseded)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *o(b).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wɨ/, /wɛ/, (dated) /wʊ/

Preposition

wó

  1. by (with a change of; indicating the amount of some progression) [with accusative]
    Wón jo swój zec wó tśi centimetry pśikrotcył.
    He shortened his trousers by three centimeters.
  2. for (to obtain) [with accusative]
    Ja som wó pomoc pšosył.
    I asked for help.
  3. about (concerning) [with locative]
    Wón jo se wó jeje zaźaržanju górił.
    He was annoyed about her behavior.
    Wó kim powědamy?
    Who are we talking about?

Further reading

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