žołma

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Lower Sorbian

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žołma

Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *žьlna (green woodpecker). Cognate with Upper Sorbian žołma.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʒɔwma/, [ˈʒowma]

Noun

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žołma f animal (diminutive žołmka)

  1. green woodpecker (Picus viridis)

Declension

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Further reading

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