swójźba

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms
  • swojźba (superseded)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *svojьtьba, from *svojь (“one’s own”). Cognate with Upper Sorbian swójba and Serbo-Croatian svojitba.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈswɛjʑba/, [ˈswejʑba]

Noun

swójźba f (diminutive swójźbicka)

  1. family (extended), kin, relatives
    Synonym: familija

Declension
Declension of swójźba
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative swójźba swójźbje swójźby
Genitive swójźby swójźbowu swójźbow
Dative swójźbje swójźboma swójźbam
Accusative swójźbu swójźbje swójźby
Instrumental swójźbu swójźboma swójźbami
Locative swójźbje swójźboma swójźbach

Further reading
  • swójźba 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.
  • swójźba in Manfred Starosta (1999): Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.
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