wobwóco

Lower Sorbian
wobwóco

Alternative forms
  • hobwoco (obsolete)
  • wobwoco (superseded)

Etymology

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

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

Noun

wobwóco n

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

Declension
Declension of wobwóco
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative wobwóco wobwóci wobwóca
Genitive wobwóca wobwócowu wobwócow
Dative wobwócoju, wobwócu wobwócoma wobwócam
Accusative wobwóco wobwóci wobwóca
Instrumental wobwócom wobwócoma wobwócami
Locative wobwócu wobwócoma wobwócach

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