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chlěw

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See also: chlew and chléw

Lower Sorbian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *xlěvъ ((animal) shelter, cowshed). Cognate with Upper Sorbian chlěw, Polish chlew, Czech chlév, Slovene hlev, Russian хлев (xlev).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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chlěw m inan

  1. stall (compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed)

Declension

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Synonyms

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Further reading

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