wobwóco

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

  • hobwoco (obsolete)
  • wobwoco (superseded)

Etymology

From wob- (“around”) +‎ woko (“eye”); cognate with Czech obočí and Slovak obočie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔbwɨt͡sɔ/, /ˈɔbwɛt͡sɔ/, (dated) /ˈɔbwʊt͡sɔ/

Noun

wobwóco n

  1. eyebrow (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket)
    Synonym: wobwócyjo

Declension

Declension of wobwóco
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative wobwóco wobwóci wobwóca
Genitive wobwóca wobwócowu wobwócow
Dative wobwócoju, wobwócu wobwócoma wobwócam
Accusative wobwóco wobwóci wobwóca
Instrumental wobwócom wobwócoma wobwócami
Locative wobwócu wobwócoma wobwócach

Further reading

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