Editing Lower Sorbian language (section)

===Stress===
[[Stress (linguistics)|Stress]] in Lower Sorbian normally falls on the first [[syllable]] of the word:{{sfnp|Hannusch|1998|p=14}}

* {{lang|dsb|Łužyca}} {{IPA|[ˈwuʒɨt͡sa]}} "[[Lusatia]]"
* {{lang|dsb|pśijaśel}} {{IPA|[ˈpɕijaɕɛl]}} "friend"
* {{lang|dsb|Chóśebuz}} {{IPA|[ˈxɨɕɛbus]}} "[[Cottbus]]"

In [[loanword]]s, stress may fall on any of the last three syllables:{{sfnp|Hannusch|1998|p=14}}

* {{lang|dsb|internat}} {{IPA|[intɛrˈnat]}} "boarding school"
* {{lang|dsb|kontrola}} {{IPA|[kɔnˈtrɔla]}} "control"
* {{lang|dsb|september}} {{IPA|[sɛpˈtɛmbɛr]}} "September"
* {{lang|dsb|policija}} {{IPA|[pɔˈlʲit͡sija]}} "police"
* {{lang|dsb|organizacija}} {{IPA|[ɔrɡanʲiˈzat͡sija]}} "organization"

Most one-syllable prepositions attract the stress to themselves when they precede a noun or pronoun of one or two syllables:{{sfnp|Hannusch|1998|p=14}}

* {{lang|dsb|na dwórje}} {{IPA|[ˈna dwɨrʲɛ]}} "on the courtyard"
* {{lang|dsb|pśi mnjo}} {{IPA|[ˈpɕi mnʲɔ]}} "near me"
* {{lang|dsb|do města}} {{IPA|[ˈdɔ mʲɛsta]}} "into the city" (the {{IPA|[iɪ̯]}} of {{lang|dsb|město}} {{IPA|[ˈmʲiɪ̯stɔ]}} becomes {{IPA|[ɛ]}} when unstressed)

However, nouns of three or more syllables retain their stress:

* {{lang|dsb|pśed wucabnikom}} {{IPA|[pɕɛd ˈut͡sabnʲikɔm]}} "in front of the teacher"
* {{lang|dsb|na drogowanju}} {{IPA|[na ˈdrɔɡowanʲu]}} "on a journey"