twóŕ

Lower Sorbian

twóŕ

Alternative forms

  • twoŕ (superseded)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dъxorь (polecat). Cognate with Upper Sorbian tchór, Polish tchórz, Czech tchoř, Serbo-Croatian tvȏr, and Russian хорёк (xorjók).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /twɨrʲ/, /twɛrʲ/

Noun

twóŕ m (diminutive twórk)

  1. polecat (Mustela putorius)

Declension

References

  • twóŕ 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.
  • twóŕ in Manfred Starosta (1999): Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.
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