wjelk

See also: Wjelk

Lower Sorbian

FWOTD – 10 October 2023

Alternative forms

  • ẃelk (superseded)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

wjelk m animal (feminine wjelcyca)

  1. wolf
  2. dry rot

Declension

Derived terms

  • wjelceńc
  • wjelcyšćo
  • wjelkowaty
  • wjelkowy

Further reading

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

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vьlkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wilkás, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɥɛlk/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlk
  • Homophone: Wjelk
  • Syllabification: wjelk

Noun

wjelk m animal

  1. wolf (canid)

Declension

Derived terms

proper nouns
  • Wjelk m pers

Further reading

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