zymnica
Lower Sorbian
FWOTD – 5 March 2017
Etymology
Originally meant ‘chill, shivering’, from zymny (“cold”).
Compare typologically Russian озно́б (oznób), зноби́ть (znobítʹ) (akin to зя́бнуть (zjábnutʹ)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzɨm.ɲi.t͡sa/
- Rhymes: -ɨmɲit͡sa
- Syllabification: zym‧ni‧ca
Noun
zymnica f
Declension
Declension of zymnica
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | zymnica | zymnicy | zymnice |
| Genitive | zymnice | zymnicowu | zymnicow |
| Dative | zymnicy | zymnicoma | zymnicam |
| Accusative | zymnicu | zymnicy | zymnice |
| Instrumental | zymnicu | zymnicoma | zymnicami |
| Locative | zymnicy | zymnicoma | zymnicach |
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “zymnica”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “zymnica”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag