pjelch

Lower Sorbian
pjelch

Alternative forms
  • ṕelch (obsolete)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pъlxъ (“dormouse”). Cognate with Upper Sorbian połch, Polish pilch, Czech plch, Serbo-Croatian pȕh, and Russian полчо́к (polčók).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pʲɛlx/

Noun

pjelch m

  1. dormouse (rodent)

Declension
Declension of pjelch
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative pjelch pjelcha pjelchy
Genitive pjelcha pjelchowu pjelchow
Dative pjelchoju pjelchoma pjelcham
Accusative pjelcha pjelchowu pjelchy, pjelchow
Instrumental pjelchom pjelchoma pjelchami
Locative pjelchu pjelchoma pjelchach

References
  • ṕelch in Ernst Muka/Mucke (St. Petersburg and Prague 1911–28): Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow / Wörterbuch der nieder-wendischen Sprache und ihrer Dialekte. Reprinted 2008, Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.
  • pjelch in Manfred Starosta (1999): Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.
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