wjerch

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms
  • ẃerch (obsolete)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vьrxъ. Cognate with Upper Sorbian wjerch, Slovak vrch, Czech vrch, Polish wierch, Ukrainian верх (verx).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vʲɛrx/, /jɛrx/

Noun

wjerch m inan (diminutive wjeršk)

  1. upper part, top
  2. mountaintop, peak
  3. treetop
  4. ceiling

Declension
Declension of wjerch
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative wjerch wjercha wjerchy
Genitive wjercha wjerchowu wjerchow
Dative wjerchoju wjerchoma wjercham
Accusative wjerch wjercha wjerchy
Instrumental wjerchom wjerchoma wjerchami
Locative wjerchu wjerchoma wjerchach

Noun

wjerch m pers (diminutive wjeršk)

  1. prince

Declension
Declension of wjerch
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative wjerch wjercha wjerchy
Genitive wjercha wjerchowu wjerchow
Dative wjerchoju wjerchoma wjercham
Accusative wjercha wjerchowu wjerchy, wjerchow
Instrumental wjerchom wjerchoma wjerchami
Locative wjerchu wjerchoma wjerchach

Derived terms

Further reading
  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “ẃerch”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “wjerch”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
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