wjelba

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

  • ẃelba (obsolete)
  • wjelb (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle High German (ge)welbe, from Proto-Germanic *ga-hwalb-iją.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvʲɛlba/, /ˈjɛlba/

Noun

wjelba f

  1. vault

Declension

Declension of wjelba
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative wjelba wjelbje wjelby
Genitive wjelby wjelbowu wjelbow
Dative wjelbje wjelboma wjelbam
Accusative wjelbu wjelbje wjelby
Instrumental wjelbu wjelboma wjelbami
Locative wjelbje wjelboma wjelbach

Further reading

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