jåu̯
Slovincian
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *(j)azъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ēź-, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂. Cognates include Kashubian jô, Polish ja, Silesian jŏ.
Declension
Declension of jåu̯
| singular | dual | plural | reflexive | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| accent. | unaccent. | accent. | unaccent. | accent. | unaccent. | accent. | unaccent. | |
| nominative | jǻu̯ | jå | mã m, mjìe̯ f | ma m, mjä f | mȧ̃ | mä | — | |
| genitive | mjìe̯ | mjä | nãjʉ | — | nãs | — | sìe̯bjä̯ | sä |
| dative | mjìe̯ | mjä | ną̃mă | — | nȯ́u̯m | nȯu̯m | sʉ̀ɵ̯bjä | sä |
| accusative | mjìe̯ | mją, mjä | nãjʉ | — | nãs | năs | — | są, sä |
| instrumental | mnȯ́ų̯ | — | ną̃mă | — | ną̃mï | — | sɵbȯ́ų̯ | — |
| locative | mjìe̯ | mjä | nãjʉ | — | nãs | — | sìe̯bjä | sä |
Etymology 2
Borrowed from German ja (“yes; yes!”), from Middle High German ja, from Old High German ja, jā, from Proto-Germanic *ja (“yes”), from Proto-Indo-European *yē (“already”). Compare Kashubian jo (“yes; yes!”), Silesian ja (“yes”), regional Polish ja (“yes”).
References
- Lorentz, Friedrich (1908), “jǻu̯”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 1, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 389
- Lorentz, Friedrich (1908), “jǻu̯!”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 1, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 389
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