wucho

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *uxo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈuxɔ/

Noun

wucho n (nominative dual wušy, nominative plural (literal) wušy or (figurative) wucha, diminutive wuško)

  1. (literally) ear (organ of hearing)
  2. (figuratively) any of a number of ear-shaped things:
    1. handle (of a pitcher, jug, etc.)
    2. eye (of an ax, etc.)

Declension

Literal meaning
Declension of wucho
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative wucho wušy wušy
Genitive wucha wušowu wušow
Dative wuchoju wušyma wušam
Accusative wucho wušy wušy
Instrumental wuchom wušyma wušymi
Locative wuchu wušyma wušach
Figurative meanings
Declension of wucho
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative wucho wušy wucha
Genitive wucha wušowu wuchow
Dative wuchoju wušyma wucham
Accusative wucho wušy wucha
Instrumental wuchom wušyma wuchami
Locative wuchu wušyma wuchach
  • Alternative dative singular (both literal and transferred): wuchu

Derived terms

  • wuchajca
  • wuchaty
  • wuchawa
  • wuchowy
  • wuškaty
  • wušnik
  • wušny

References

  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “wucho”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ȗxo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwuxɔ/
  • Rhymes: -uxɔ
  • Hyphenation: wu‧cho
  • Syllabification: wu‧cho

Noun

wucho n (diminutive wuško, related adjective wuchowy)

  1. (anatomy) ear (organ of hearing)
    Meronym: wuchowa mušla
    1. (anatomy) ear (external part of the organ of hearing)

Declension

Declension of wucho (neuter velar stem // feminine soft stem)
singular dual plural
nominative wucho wuši wuši
genitive wucha wušow, wuši wušow, wuši
dative wuchu wušomaj wušam
accusative wucho wuši wuši
instrumental wuchom wušomaj wušemi, wušimi
locative wuchu wušomaj wušach
vocative wucho wuši wuši

Noun

wucho n (diminutive wuško)

  1. handle (grip of a basket, kettle, etc.)

Declension

Declension of wucho (neuter velar stem)
singular dual plural
nominative wucho wuše wucha
genitive wucha wuchow wuchow
dative wuchu wuchomaj wucham
accusative wucho wuše wucha
instrumental wuchom wuchomaj wuchami
locative wuchu wuchomaj wuchach
vocative wucho wuše wucha

References

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