wó

See also: Appendix:Variations of "wo"

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms
  • ho (obsolete)
  • wo (superseded)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *o(b).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /wɨ/, /wɛ/, /wʊ/

Preposition

wó

  1. (with accusative) by (with a change of; indicating the amount of some progression)
    Wón jo swój zec wó tśi centimetry pśikrotcył.
    He shortened his trousers by three centimeters.
  2. (with accusative) for (to obtain)
    Ja som wó pomoc pšosył.
    I asked for help.
  3. (with locative) about (concerning)
    Wón jo se wó jeje zaźaržanju górił.
    He was annoyed about her behavior.
    Wó kim powědamy?
    Who are we talking about?

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