Lower Sorbian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *zima, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źeimā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéyōm.

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Noun

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zyma f (diminutive zymka)

  1. cold
  2. winter

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Further reading

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

Upper Sorbian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zimà.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈzɨma/
  • Rhymes: -ɨma
  • Hyphenation: zy‧ma
  • Syllabification: zy‧ma

Noun

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zyma f

  1. (astronomy) winter (season of the year between autumn and spring, in which the length of the days increases, always remaining shorter than the nights, and which is characterized, in temperate zones, by cold and rain)
  2. cold

Declension

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References

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  • zyma” in Soblex
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