wó

See also: Appendix:Variations of "wo"

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

• ho (obsolete)
• wo (superseded)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *o(b).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɨ/, /wɛ/, (dated) /wʊ/

Preposition

wó

1. by (with a change of; indicating the amount of some progression) [with accusative]

   Wón jo swój zec wó tśi centimetry pśikrotcył.

   He shortened his trousers by three centimeters.

2. for (to obtain) [with accusative]

   Ja som wó pomoc pšosył.

   I asked for help.

3. about (concerning) [with locative]

   Wón jo se wó jeje zaźaržanju górił.

   He was annoyed about her behavior.

   Wó kim powědamy?

   Who are we talking about?

Further reading

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