wós
See also: Appendix:Variations of "wos"
Lower Sorbian
Alternative forms
- wos (obsolete)
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *osь, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-. Cognate with Upper Sorbian wóřs, Polish oś, 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)
- axle (pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves or which revolves with a wheel)