wucho

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

• hucho (obsolete)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *uxo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuxɔ/

Noun

wucho n (nominative dual wušy, nominative plural (literal) wušy or (figurative) wucha, diminutive wuško)

1. (literally) ear (organ of hearing)
2. (figuratively) any of a number of ear-shaped things:
   1. handle (of a pitcher, jug, etc.)
   2. eye (of an ax, etc.)

Declension

Literal meaning

Declension of wucho

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	wucho	wušy	wušy
Genitive	wucha	wušowu	wušow
Dative	wuchoju	wušyma	wušam
Accusative	wucho	wušy	wušy
Instrumental	wuchom	wušyma	wušymi
Locative	wuchu	wušyma	wušach

Figurative meanings

Declension of wucho

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	wucho	wušy	wucha
Genitive	wucha	wušowu	wuchow
Dative	wuchoju	wušyma	wucham
Accusative	wucho	wušy	wucha
Instrumental	wuchom	wušyma	wuchami
Locative	wuchu	wušyma	wuchach

• Alternative dative singular (both literal and transferred): wuchu

Derived terms

• wuchajca
• wuchaty
• wuchawa
• wuchowy
• wuškaty
• wušnik
• wušny

 

References

• Starosta, Manfred (1999) “wucho”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Upper Sorbian

Picture dictionary

wucho

nop

mozy

woko

huba

nós

huba

broda

čelesno

wucho

templ

tył

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ȗxo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwuxɔ/
• Rhymes: -uxɔ
• Hyphenation: wu‧cho
• Syllabification: wu‧cho

Noun

wucho n (diminutive wuško, related adjective wuchowy)

1. (anatomy) ear (organ of hearing)

   Meronym: wuchowa mušla

   1. (anatomy) ear (external part of the organ of hearing)

Declension

Declension of wucho (neuter velar stem // feminine soft stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	wucho	wuši	wuši
genitive	wucha	wušow, wuši	wušow, wuši
dative	wuchu	wušomaj	wušam
accusative	wucho	wuši	wuši
instrumental	wuchom	wušomaj	wušemi, wušimi
locative	wuchu	wušomaj	wušach
vocative	wucho	wuši	wuši

Noun

wucho n (diminutive wuško)

1. handle (grip of a basket, kettle, etc.)

Declension

Declension of wucho (neuter velar stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	wucho	wuše	wucha
genitive	wucha	wuchow	wuchow
dative	wuchu	wuchomaj	wucham
accusative	wucho	wuše	wucha
instrumental	wuchom	wuchomaj	wuchami
locative	wuchu	wuchomaj	wuchach
vocative	wucho	wuše	wucha

References

• “wucho” in Soblex