štiav

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sьčavь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃci̯af]

Noun

štiav m inan

1. sorrel, dock (Rumex), particularly:
   1. Rumex subg. Acetosa
   2. (colloquial, dated) common sorrel (Rumex acetosa)

      Synonyms: štiav lúčny, štiav kyslý

2. (colloquial, dated) wood sorrel, oxalis (Oxalis)

   Synonyms: kyslička, kysličkovec

   1. (particularly) common wood sorrel (Oxalis acetosella)

      Synonym: kyslička obyčajná

Related terms

• štiavec
• štiavička
• šťav
• šťaveľ

 

Further reading

• “štiav”, 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