cerwjeny
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See also: čerwjeny
Lower Sorbian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Slavic *čьrvenъ, passive participle of *čьrviti (“to dye red”), from *čьrvь (“worm”), certain worms being used to manufacture red dye.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
cerwjeny (comparative cerwjeńšy, superlative nejcerwjeńšy)
Declension[edit]
Declension of cerwjeny
| Masculine singular | Feminine singular | Neuter singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cerwjeny | cerwjena | cerwjene | cerwjenej | cerwjene |
| Genitive | cerwjenego | cerwjeneje | cerwjenego | cerwjeneju | cerwjenych |
| Dative | cerwjenemu | cerwjenej | cerwjenemu | cerwjenyma | cerwjenym |
| Accusative | cerwjeny cerwjenego (animate) |
cerwjenu | cerwjene | cerwjenej cerwjeneju (animate) |
cerwjene cerwjenych (optional animate form) |
| Instrumental | cerwjenym | cerwjeneju | cerwjenym | cerwjenyma | cerwjenymi |
| Locative | cerwjenem | cerwjenej | cerwjenem | cerwjenyma | cerwjenych |
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
- cerwjena bušanka f (“ragged robin (Silene flos-cuculi)”)
- Cerwjena gwězda f (“Mars (lit. Red star)”)
- cerwjena jagoda f (“lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea)”)
- cerwjena wjerba f (“white dogwood (Cornus alba)”)
- cerwjenak m (“redhead”)
- cerwjenawa f (“something colored red”)
- Cerwjenawka f (“Little Red Riding Hood”)
- cerwjene marzlicki pl (“rubella”)
- cerwjene měso n (“lean meat”)
- cerwjene pódsłyńco n (“sunset”)
- cerwjenik m (“sorrel horse”)
- cerwjenina f (“erysipeloid”)
- cerwjeniś impf (“to redden (transitive)”)
- cerwjenity (“reddish”)
- cerwjenjeś impf (“to redden (intransitive)”)
- cerwjenka f (“red ant”)
- cerwjenkowaty (“reddish”)
- cerwjenolickaty (“red-cheeked”)
- cerwjenopisany (“red patterned”)
- cerwjenosć f (“redness”)
- cerwjenosmugaty (“red striped”)
- cerwjenowaty (“reddish”)
- cerwjenowłosaty (“red-haired”)
- cerwjenowy (“wine-red”)
- cerwjenučki (“bright red”)
- cerwjeny muž m (“scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis)”)
- cerwjeny tuk m (“ham”)
- cerwjeńca f (“common roach (Rutilus rutilus)”)
Related terms[edit]
- cerwjeń f (“redness, the color red”)
Further reading[edit]
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “cerwjeny”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag