gjarb

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gъrbъ; cognate with Upper Sorbian horb, Polish garb, and Czech hrb.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡʲarp/

Noun

gjarb m inan

  1. hump (rounded fleshy mass; deformity of the human back; on camel's back)

Declension
Declension of gjarb
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative gjarb gjarba gjarby
Genitive gjarba gjarbowu gjarbow
Dative gjarboju gjarboma gjarbam
Accusative gjarb gjarba gjarby
Instrumental gjarbom gjarboma gjarbami
Locative gjarbje gjarboma gjarbach

Further reading
  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “gjarb”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “gjarb”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
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