červ
Czech edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Czech črv, from Proto-Slavic *čьrvь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kírmis, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷŕ̥mis.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
červ m anim
- worm (animal)
- maggot (soft, legless fly larva that often eats decomposing organic matter)
- worm, maggot (contemptible or devious being)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
Slovak edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьrvь, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷr̥mis (“worm”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
červ m anim (genitive singular červa, nominative plural červy, genitive plural červov)
Declension edit
Declension of červ
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “červ”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024