nožyce

See also: nożyce and Nożyce

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

• nożyze (obsolete)

Etymology

From nož (“knife”). Compare Czech nůžky, Polish nożyce, Russian ножницы (nožnicy), Bulgarian ножица (nožica), Serbo-Croatian nožice.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɔʒɨt͡sɛ/, [ˈnɔʒɨt͡sə]

Noun

nožyce pl (diminutive nožycki)

1. scissors

Declension

Declension of nožyce

	plural (plurale tantum)
Nominative	nožyce
Genitive	nožycow
Dative	nožycam
Accusative	nožyce
Instrumental	nožycami
Locative	nožycach

Further reading

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