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jěś

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See also: jes, Jes, -jes, and jes'

Lower Sorbian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *(j)ěxati; cognate with Upper Sorbian jěć, Polish jechać, Czech jet, Russian е́хать (jéxatʹ), and Old Church Slavonic ꙗхати (jaxati).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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jěś impf (perfective dojěś) (concrete)

  1. to go (in a vehicle)

Usage notes

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Jěś is in the class of Lower Sorbian concrete verbs. Its counterpart jězdźiś is an abstract verb.

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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  • hyś (generally on foot)

Derived terms

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  • jězd m (travel, a ride)

Further reading

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