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Lower Sorbian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *remy. Cognate with Upper Sorbian rjemjeń, Polish rzemień, Czech řemen, Russian реме́нь (reménʹ), Old Church Slavonic ремень (remenĭ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrʲɛmʲɛnʲ/, [ˈrʲemʲenʲ]

Noun

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rjemjeń m inan (diminutive rjemjeńk)

  1. strap (long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like)
  2. belt (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power)

Declension

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Further reading

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

Upper Sorbian

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rjemjeń (1)
 
rjemjeń (2)

Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *remy. Cognate with Lower Sorbian rjemjeń.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʀjɛmjɛjn/
  • Rhymes: -ɛmjɛjn
  • Hyphenation: rje‧mjeń
  • Syllabification: rje‧mjeń

Noun

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rjemjeń m inan (diminutive rjemjenk, related adjective rjemjenjaty or rjemjenjowy)

  1. belt (a strip of leather or other material used to adjust clothing to the waist)
  2. cockscomb

Declension

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References

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