blérwa

See also: blerwa

Polish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Nadmorski points to French brebis”)

Pronunciation

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Kociewie) IPA^(key): /ˈbler.va/

Noun

blérwa f

1. (Malbork, derogatory) Synonym of owca

Further reading

• Dr Nadmorski (Józef Łęgowski) (1889) “blérwa”, in “Spis wyrazów właściwych gwarze malborskiej i kociewskiej”, in Wisła. Miesięcznik Geograficzno-Etnograficzny (in Polish), volume 3 z.4, page 743