capla

See also: čapla and čapľa

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čapľa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sapla/

Noun

capla m anim

1. (dialectal) grey heron (Ardea cinerea)

   Synonyms: rybarnik, šedawa, šytawa

Declension

Declension of capla

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	capla	capli	caple
Genitive	caple	caplowu	caplow
Dative	capli	caploma	caplam
Accusative	caplu	caplowu	caple, caplow
Instrumental	caplu	caploma	caplami
Locative	capli	caploma	caplach

Further reading

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “capla”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008