hózdź

Upper Sorbian

Alternative forms

  • hozdź (obsolete)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gvozdь; cognate with Lower Sorbian gózdź, Polish gwóźdź, Czech hvozd, Russian гвоздь (gvozdʹ), Old Church Slavonic гвоздь (gvozdĭ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhʊst͡ʃ/
  • Rhymes: -ʊst͡ʃ
  • Syllabification: hózdź

Noun

hózdź m inan (diminutive hózdźik)

  1. nail (spike-shaped metal fastener)

Further reading

  • hózdź”, in Mudra corpus [Upper Sorbian–Czech dictionary] (in Czech), 2024–2026
  • hózdź” in Soblex