gowjedo

Lower Sorbian

gowjedo

Alternative forms

• goẃedo (obsolete)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *govędo (“cattle”), from a form derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws. Cognate with Upper Sorbian howjado.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔvʲɛdɔ/, /ˈɡɔjɛdɔ/

Noun

gowjedo n

1. cow (any domestic bovine regardless of sex or age); an individual head of cattle (domesticated bovine animals)

Declension

Declension of gowjedo

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	gowjedo	gowjeźe	gowjeda
Genitive	gowjeda	gowjedowu	gowjedow
Dative	gowjedoju, gowjedu	gowjedoma	gowjedam
Accusative	gowjedo	gowjeźe	gowjeda
Instrumental	gowjedom	gowjedoma	gowjedami
Locative	gowjeźe	gowjedoma	gowjedach

References

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