lěwy

See also: lewy and Lewy

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lěvъ, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂iwos. Cognate with Upper Sorbian lěwy, Polish lewy, Czech levý, Russian левый (levyj), Old Church Slavonic лѣвъ (lěvŭ), Ancient Greek λαιός (laiós) and Latin laevus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪwɨ/, [ˈlʲɪwɨ]

Adjective

lěwy (adverb lěwo)

  1. left (opposite of right; toward the west when one is facing north)

Declension
Declension of lěwi
Masculine singular Feminine singular Neuter singular Dual Plural
Nominative lěwi lěwa lěwe lěwej lěwe
Genitive lěwego lěweje lěwego lěweju lěwich
Dative lěwemu lěwej lěwemu lěwima lěwim
Accusative lěwi
lěwego (animate)		 lěwu lěwe lěwej
lěweju (animate)		 lěwe
lěwich (optional animate form)
Instrumental lěwim lěweju lěwim lěwima lěwimi
Locative lěwem lěwej lěwem lěwima lěwich

Antonyms

References
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “lěwy”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
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