góźba

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

A derivative of Proto-Slavic *godъ (“suitable time”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɨʑba/, /ˈɡɛʑba/, /ˈɡʊʑba/

Noun

góźba f

1. opportunity, occasion

Declension

Declension of góźba

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	góźba	góźbje	góźby
Genitive	góźby	góźbowu	góźbow
Dative	góźbje	góźboma	góźbam
Accusative	góźbu	góźbje	góźby
Instrumental	góźbu	góźboma	góźbami
Locative	góźbje	góźboma	góźbach

Related terms

• gódy (“Christmas”)

Further reading

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