vǫ̇s

Polabian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ǫsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wánsa, from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɔ̃s/

Noun

vǫ̇s m

  1. beard
    • ca. 1725, Johann Parum Schultze, Wendische Chronik, Jugler manuscript edition, quoted in August Schleicher: Laut- und Formenlehre der polabischen Sprache, St. Petersburg, published 1871, page 8:
      Täu mohss wiltje wungs zaa viel vlassa.
      [tåi̯ mos vilťĕ vǫ̇s så vilĕ vlåsåi̯]
      You have a big beard with lots of hair.

Declension
Declension of vǫ̇s
singular dual plural
nominative vǫ̇s — vǫ̇såi̯
accusative vǫ̇s — vǫ̇såi̯
genitive — — vǫ̇süv
locative — — —
dative — — —
instrumental — — —

Derived terms
nouns

References
  • Polański, Kazimierz (1994), “vǫ̇s”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka Drzewian połabskich [Etymological Dictionary of the Polabian Drevani Language] (in Polish), issue 6 (un – źornü), Warszawa: Energeia, →ISBN, page 1042
  • Polański, Kazimierz; James Allen Sehnert (1967), “vǫs”, in Polabian-English Dictionary, The Hague, Paris: Mouton & Co
  • Olesch, Reinhold (1973), “Wungs”, in Thesaurus Linguae Dravaenopolabicae [Thesaurus of the Drevani language] (in German), volume 3: T – Z, Cologne, Vienna: Böhlau Verlag, →ISBN, page 1542
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