wjaža

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *věža. Cognates include Upper Sorbian wěža (“tower”), Slovene veža (“hallway”), Russian ве́жа (véža, “caravan; tower”), Slovak veža (“tower”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈvʲaʒa], [ˈjaʒa]

Noun

wjaža f inan (diminutive wjažka)

  1. hall, hallway, corridor
  2. apartment building

Declension
Declension of wjaža
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative wjaža wjažy wjaže
Genitive wjaže wjažowu wjažow
Dative wjažy wjažoma wjažam
Accusative wjažu wjažy wjaže
Instrumental wjažu wjažoma wjažami
Locative wjažy wjažoma wjažach

Derived terms
  • wjažcycka
  • wjažny
  • wjažyny

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