cerw

See also: čerw

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *čьrvь, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷr̥mis (“worm”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡sɛrf/

Noun

cerw m animal (genitive singular cerwja, diminutive cerwik)

  1. maggot
    Synonym: wužeńc
  2. worm
    Synonym: wužeńc

Declension
Declension of cerw
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative cerw cerwja cerwje
Genitive cerwja cerwjowu cerwjow
Dative cerwjoju cerwjoma cerwjam
Accusative cerwja cerwjowu cerwje, cerwjow
Instrumental cerwjom cerwjoma cerwjami
Locative cerwju cerwjoma cerwjach

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