Lower Sorbian

Noun

zemja f ‎(diminutive zemiska)

1. soil, earth, ground

Declension

Derived terms

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• (modern): zèmlja

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zemlja, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źemē, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm.

Noun

zemja f

1. (archaic, Chakavian) soil; earth; ground; country
   • 1250, N.N, Povaljska listina:

     Dohrani na smrt na naju vinogradi i zemje.

   • late 15th century, Džore Držić, Radmio i Ljubmir:

     Zašto u sve strane pozebe travica

     Ter zemja ostane kako udovica.

   • (Can we date this quote?), Drago Gervais, Kastavska balada:

     Kmeti su zemju kopali,

     krepevali, gladovali,

     ježuviti spovedali

     i va nebo otpravjali.

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zemlja, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źemē, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm.

Noun

zemja f

1. soil, earth, ground

Declension