wucho

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

  • hucho (obsolete)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *uxo

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈuxɔ/

Noun

wucho n (dual wušy, plural in literal meaning wušy, plural in figurative meanings wucha, diminutive wuško)

  1. (literally) ear (organ of hearing)
  2. (figuratively) any of a number of ear-shaped things:
    1. handle (of a pitcher, jug, etc.)
    2. eye (of an ax, etc.)

Declension

Literal meaning
Figurative meanings
  • Alternative dative singular (both literal and transferred): wuchu

Derived terms

  • wuchajca
  • wuchaty
  • wuchawa
  • wuchowy
  • wuškaty
  • wušnik
  • wušny

References

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

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *uxo

Noun

wucho n

  1. ear

Declension

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