ručička
Czech edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ručička f
- Diminutive of ruka
Usage notes edit
The form ručičkama is used when talking about a body part, while the form ručičkami is used figuratively about things similar to a hand.
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Slovak edit
Etymology edit
A double diminutive of ruka (“hand”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ručička f (genitive singular ručičky, nominative plural ručičky, genitive plural ručičiek, declension pattern of žena)
- a tiny little hand, such as a baby's hand
- (endearing) a woman's hand
- one of the two hands of an analog clock or watch
- the pointer of a measuring instrument, such as an analog voltmeter or a sphygmomanometer
Declension edit
Declension of ručička
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Further reading edit
- “ručička”, 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