cerw

See also: čerw

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *čьrvь, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷr̥mis (“worm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡sɛrf/

Noun

cerw m anim (genitive singular cerwja, diminutive cerwik)

1. maggot

   Synonym: wužeńc

2. worm

   Synonym: wužeńc

Declension

Declension of cerw

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	cerw	cerwja	cerwje
Genitive	cerwja	cerwjowu	cerwjow
Dative	cerwjoju	cerwjoma	cerwjam
Accusative	cerwja	cerwjowu	cerwje, cerwjow
Instrumental	cerwjom	cerwjoma	cerwjami
Locative	cerwju	cerwjoma	cerwjach

Further reading

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