śěsny

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *těsnъ (narrow). Cognate with Upper Sorbian ćěsny, Polish ciasny, Czech těsný, Serbo-Croatian tijésan, and Russian те́сный (tésnyj).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɕie̯snɨ/

Adjective

śěsny (comparative śěsnjejšy, superlative nejśěsnjejšy, adverb śěsno)

  1. tight, cramped
  2. frightened, anxious

Declension

Further reading

  • śěsny 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.
  • śěsny in Manfred Starosta (1999): Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.