drvo

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech drva (“plural form of dřěvo”), from Proto-Slavic *drъvo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdr̩vo]

Noun

drvo n

1. (dialectal) Alternative form of dřevo

Declension

Declension of drvo (hard neuter)

	singular	plural
nominative	drvo	drva
genitive	drva	drv
dative	drvu	drvům
accusative	drvo	drva
vocative	drvo	drva
locative	drvu	drvech
instrumental	drvem	drvy

Further reading

• drvo in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• drvo in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *drъvo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dr̩̂ʋo/
• Hyphenation: dr‧vo

Noun

dȑvo n (Cyrillic spelling др̏во, diminutive dŕvce)

1. tree

   pijan kao drvo ― drunk like a tree

   sjediti drvo na drvo ― be dumb as a rock

2. (material) wood

   da kucnem o drvo ― knock on wood

3. timber

Declension

Declension of drvo

	singular	plural
nominative	dȑvo	drveta
genitive	dȑveta	drveta
dative	drvetu	drvetima
accusative	drvo	drveta
vocative	drvo	drveta
locative	drvetu	drvetima
instrumental	drvetom	drvetima

Synonyms

• (Croatia) drijevo, drevo, drivo

Related terms

• dr̀vēće
• dȓvlje

Further reading

• “drvo” in Hrvatski jezični portal