wólša

Lower Sorbian
wólša

Alternative forms
  • wolša (superseded)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *olьxa, *elьxa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisos; cognate with Upper Sorbian wólša, Polish olcha, Czech olše, Russian ольха́ (olʹxá), and Old Church Slavonic ѥльха (jelĭxa).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwɨlʃa/, /ˈwɛlʃa/, (dated) /ˈwʊlʃa/

Noun

wólša f (diminutive wólška)

  1. alder (tree or shrub of genus Alnus)

Declension
Declension of wólša
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative wólša wólšy wólše
Genitive wólše wólšowu wólšow
Dative wólšy wólšoma wólšam
Accusative wólšu wólšy wólše
Instrumental wólšu wólšoma wólšami
Locative wólšy wólšoma wólšach

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