rudawy
Lower Sorbian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ruda (“bog iron”) + -awy, from Proto-Slavic *rudъ (“red”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]rudawy
- containing bog iron ore
- dirty red (from or as if from bog iron ore)
Declension
[edit]Declension of rudawy
| Masculine singular | Feminine singular | Neuter singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | rudawy | rudawa | rudawe | rudawej | rudawe |
| Genitive | rudawego | rudaweje | rudawego | rudaweju | rudawych |
| Dative | rudawemu | rudawej | rudawemu | rudawyma | rudawym |
| Accusative | rudawy rudawego (animate) |
rudawu | rudawe | rudawej rudaweju (animate) |
rudawe rudawych (optional animate form) |
| Instrumental | rudawym | rudaweju | rudawym | rudawyma | rudawymi |
| Locative | rudawem | rudawej | rudawem | rudawyma | rudawych |
Further reading
[edit]- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “rudawy”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “rudawy”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag