wiôlgòrëba

Kashubian
Wiôlgòrëba.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *velьryba, equivalent to wiôlgô (“big”) +‎ rëba (“fish”). Cognates include Polish wieloryb and Czech velryba.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vjɞlɡwɛˈrɜba/
  • Hyphenation: wiôl‧gò‧rë‧ba

Noun

wiôlgòrëba f

  1. whale (mammal of the infraorder Cetacea)
    Synonym: mòrsczi kóń

Further reading
  • “wiôlgòrëba”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “wieloryb”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎
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