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wobwóco

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Lower Sorbian

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wobwóco

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From wob- (around) +‎ woko (eye); cognate with Czech obočí and Slovak obočie.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɔbwɨt͡sɔ/, /ˈɔbwɛt͡sɔ/, (dated) /ˈɔbwʊt͡sɔ/

Noun

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wobwóco n

  1. eyebrow (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket)
    Synonym: wobwócyjo

Declension

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Further reading

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