wórjech

See also: worjech

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

  • worjech (superseded)
  • wóŕech (obsolete)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *orěxъ; cognate with Upper Sorbian worjech, Polish orzech, Czech ořech, Russian оре́х (oréx), Serbo-Croatian òrah.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɛ.rʲɛx/, /ˈwɨ.rʲɛx/, (dated) /ˈwʊ.rʲɛx/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrʲɛx, -ɨrʲɛx, -ʊrʲɛx
  • Syllabification: wó‧rjech

Noun

wórjech m inan (diminutive wórješk)

  1. nut (hard-shelled fruit)

Declension

Further reading

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