pcołka

See also: pčołka

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

• cołka (obsolete)
• zolka (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bьčelъka, from Proto-Slavic *bьčela. By surface analysis, pcoła +‎ -ka. Originally the diminutive of pcoła (now archaic).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɔwka/, [ˈt͡sowka]

Noun

pcołka f animal

1. bee

Declension

Declension of pcołka

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	pcołka	pcołce	pcołki
Genitive	pcołki	pcołkowu	pcołkow
Dative	pcołce	pcołkoma	pcołkam
Accusative	pcołku	pcołce	pcołki
Instrumental	pcołku	pcołkoma	pcołkami
Locative	pcołce	pcołkoma	pcołkach

Further reading

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