škórc
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Lower Sorbian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Slavic *skvorьcь (“starling”). Cognate with Upper Sorbian škórc, Slovak škorec, Slovene škôrec, and Russian скворе́ц (skvoréc).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]škórc m anim (diminutive škórcyk)
- starling (bird of the Sturnidae family)
- (specifically) common starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Declension
[edit]Declension of škórc
Further reading
[edit]- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “škórc”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “škórc”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag