prědk

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Lower Sorbian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *perdъkъ. Cognate with Upper Sorbian prědk, Polish przodek, Czech předek.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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prědk m inan

  1. front (foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves)
  2. (specifically) the front of a traditional Lower Sorbian skirt, which is protected by an apron and can therefore be made of lower-quality material
  3. (chiefly in the dual) breast (organs on the front of a woman’s chest, which contain the mammary glands)

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Further reading

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