dźiwi

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See also: dziwi

Upper Sorbian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒiwi/
  • Rhymes: -iwi
  • Syllabification: dźi‧wi

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *divьjь (natural, intact; feral, wild). By surface analysis, dźiwy +‎ -i.

Adjective[edit]

dźiwi (comparative dźiwiši, superlative najdźiwiši, absolute superlative nanajdźiwiši, excessive předźiwi, adverb dźiwjo or dźiwje)

  1. wild, feral
    Nic wšitke dźiwje zwěrjata móža so domestifikować.
    Not all wild animals can be domesticated.
Declension[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

dźiwi

  1. third-person singular present of dźiwić

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