wós

See also: Appendix:Variations of "wos"

Lower Sorbian

wós

Alternative forms

• wos (obsolete)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *osь, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-. Cognate with Upper Sorbian wóřs, Polish oś, Czech os, Russian ось (osʹ), Old Church Slavonic ось (osĭ), and more distantly with English axis and axle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɨs/, /wɛs/, (dated) /wʊs/

Noun

wós f (diminutive wóska)

1. axle (pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves or which revolves with a wheel)

Declension

Declension of wós

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	wós	wósy	wósy
Genitive	wósy	wósowu	wósow
Dative	wósy	wósoma	wósam
Accusative	wós	wósy	wósy
Instrumental	wósu	wósoma	wósami
Locative	wósy	wósoma	wósach