góle

See also: gole, golé, and Göle

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɨlɛ/, [ˈɡɨlə]; /ˈɡɛlɛ/, [ˈɡɛlə]; (dated) /ˈɡʊlɛ/, [ˈɡʊlə]

Etymology 1

From the root of goły (“naked, bare”), from Proto-Slavic *golъ; compare Polish goły, Russian го́лый (gólyj), and Old Church Slavonic голъ (golŭ).

Noun

góle n pers (genitive singular góleśa, nominative plural źiśi)

  1. child
Declension

The words źiśe and góle are in a suppletive relationship. In the nominative and accusative singular, źiśe and góle are both found; in these cases góle implies a young child (up to about 6 years old) and źiśe a somewhat older one. The genitive, dative, instrumental, and locative singular as well the entire dual are formed from góle, while the plural is formed from źiśe; in these cases there is no semantic distinction between the two roots.

declension of źiśe and góle
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative źiśe; góle góleśi źiśi
Genitive góleśa góleśowu źiśi
Dative góleśeju, góleśu góleśoma źiśam
Accusative źiśe; góle góleśi źiśi
Instrumental góleśim góleśoma źiśimi
Locative góleśu góleśoma źiśach
Derived terms
  • gólack
  • gólc
  • góleśi
  • góleśiny
  • góletkarka
  • góletko
  • gólica

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

góle

  1. inflection of góla:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative plural

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