luź

See also: Appendix:Variations of "luz"

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ľudъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luɕ/

Noun

luź m anim (diminutive luźk)

1. human
   • 2007 April 4, E. Schutt, “Jatšowny mark w Slěpem”, in Nowy Casnik‎^[1], volume 59, number 14, page 7:

     Luźe su pśijěli z Chóśebuza, Barlinja a Drježdźan.

     People drove in from Cottbus, Berlin, and Dresden.

Declension

Declension of luź

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	luź	luźa	luźe
Genitive	luźa	luźowu	luźow
Dative	luźoju	luźoma	luźam
Accusative	luźa	luźowu	luźe, luźow
Instrumental	luźom	luźoma	luźami
Locative	luźu	luźoma	luźach

Synonyms

• cłowjek (literary)

Derived terms

• ludski
• luźecy
• luźick
• luźižrack

 

Further reading

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