wjelk

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

  • ẃelk (superseded)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vьlkъ, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vʲɛlk/, [vʲelk]; /jɛlk/, [jelk]

Noun

wjelk m (feminine equivalent wjelcyca)

  1. wolf
  2. dry rot

Declension

Derived terms

  • wjelceńc
  • wjelcyšćo
  • wjelkowaty
  • wjelkowy

Further reading

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

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vьlkъ, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos.

Noun

wjelk m

  1. wolf
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