woko

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Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *oko, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-.

Pronunciation

Noun

woko n (dual wócy, plural in literal meaning wócy, plural in figurative meanings woka, diminutive wócko)

  1. (literally) eye (light-sensitive organ)
  2. (figuratively) any of a number of eye-shaped things:
    1. drop of grease
    2. loop (in ribbon, rope, etc.)
    3. eye (of a needle)
    4. link (of a chain)
    5. dot (on dice)
    6. small bud (on a plant)

Declension

Literal meaning
Figurative meanings
  • Alternative dative singular (both literal and transferred): woku

Derived terms

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References

  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “woko”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

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Upper Sorbian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Slavic *oko, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-.

Noun

woko n

  1. (anatomy) eye

Declension