dzyw

Kashubian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dȋvъ (“astonishment; wonder, miracle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡zif/
• Rhymes: -if
• Syllabification: dzyw

Noun

dzyw m inan

1. strange, astonishing thing
2. extraordinary story
3. surprise, admiration

Related terms

adjectives

• dzywny
• dzëwaczny

nouns

• dzëwactwò
• dzëwacznosc
• dzëwadło
• dzëwôk

verbs

• dzëwaczëc
• dzëwiec
• dzëwòwac

Further reading

• Jan Trepczyk (1994) “dziw”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “dziw”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]
• “dzyw”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Slovincian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dȋvъ (“astonishment; wonder, miracle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡zɪf/
• Rhymes: -ɪf
• Syllabification: dzyw

Noun

dzyw m inan

1. (religion) wonder

   Synonym: cúd

References

• Lorentz, Friedrich (1908) “ʒḯv”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch‎^[2] (in German), volume 1, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 239