gjarb

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gъrbъ; cognate with Upper Sorbian horb, Polish garb, and Czech hrb.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʲarp/

Noun

gjarb m inan

1. hump (rounded fleshy mass; deformity of the human back; on camel's back)

Declension

Declension of gjarb

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	gjarb	gjarba	gjarby
Genitive	gjarba	gjarbowu	gjarbow
Dative	gjarboju	gjarboma	gjarbam
Accusative	gjarb	gjarba	gjarby
Instrumental	gjarbom	gjarboma	gjarbami
Locative	gjarbje	gjarboma	gjarbach

Further reading

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