mórzgi

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Alteration of earlier mózgi, from Proto-Slavic *mozgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *masgas, from Proto-Indo-European *mosgʰos (“marrow, brain”). Cognate with Upper Sorbian mozy, Polish mózg, Czech mozek, Polabian múzǵë.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɨrzɡʲi/, /ˈmɛrzɡʲi/

Noun

mórzgi pl (plural only)

  1. brain

Declension
Declension of mórzgi
plural (plurale tantum)
Nominative mórzgi
Genitive mórzgow
Dative mórzgam
Accusative mórzgi
Instrumental mórzgami
Locative mórzgach

Further reading
  • mórzgi in Ernst Muka/Mucke (St. Petersburg and Prague 1911–28): Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow / Wörterbuch der nieder-wendischen Sprache und ihrer Dialekte. Reprinted 2008, Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.
  • mórzgi in Manfred Starosta (1999): Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.
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