zyma
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
Etymology tree
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zima, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źeimā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeym-eh₂, from *ǵʰéyōm.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzɨma/
Noun
zyma f (diminutive zymka)
Declension
Declension of zyma
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | zyma | zymje | zymy |
| Genitive | zymy | zymowu | zymow |
| Dative | zymje | zymoma | zymam |
| Accusative | zymu | zymje | zymy |
| Instrumental | zymu | zymoma | zymami |
| Locative | zymje | zymoma | zymach |
Derived terms
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “zyma”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999), “zyma”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Upper Sorbian
Etymology
Etymology tree
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zima, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źeimā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeym-eh₂, from *ǵʰéyōm.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzɨma/
- Rhymes: -ɨma
- Hyphenation: zy‧ma
- Syllabification: zy‧ma
Noun
zyma f
- (astronomy) winter (season of the year between autumn and spring, in which the length of the days increases, always remaining shorter than the nights, and which is characterized, in temperate zones, by cold and rain)
- cold
Declension
Declension of zyma (feminine hard stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | zyma | zymje | zymy |
| genitive | zymy | zymow | zymow |
| dative | zymje | zymomaj | zymam |
| accusative | zymu | zymje | zymy |
| instrumental | zymu | zymomaj | zymami |
| locative | zymje | zymomaj | zymach |
| vocative | zyma | zymje | zymy |
References
- “zyma” in Soblex