wós

See also: Appendix:Variations of "wos"

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *osь, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-. Cognate with Upper Sorbian wóřs, Polish , Czech os, Russian ось (osʹ), Old Church Slavonic ось (osĭ), and more distantly with English axis and axle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wɨs/, /wɛs/, (dated) /wʊs/

Noun

wós f (diminutive wóska)

  1. axle (pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves or which revolves with a wheel)

Declension