тетива

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tętiva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɛˈtiva]

Noun

тетива • (tetiva) f

1. bowstring
2. tendon

Declension

Declension of тетива

	singular	plural
indefinite	тетива (tetiva)	тетиви (tetivi)
definite unspecified	тетивата (tetivata)	тетивите (tetivite)
definite proximal	тетивава (tetivava)	тетививе (tetivive)
definite distal	тетивана (tetivana)	тетивине (tetivine)
vocative	тетиво (tetivo)	тетиви (tetivi)

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic тѧтива (tętiva), from Proto-Slavic *tętiva. A rare example when ѧ in the root becomes unstressed in the inherited term (and thus becomes е, not я, compare лека́ло (lekálo)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tʲɪtʲɪˈva]

Noun

тетива́ • (tetivá) f inan (genitive тетивы́, nominative plural тетивы́, genitive plural тети́в, relational adjective тетивно́й)

1. bowstring

Declension

Declension of тетива́ (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-b) 

	singular	plural
nominative	тетива́ tetivá	тетивы́ tetivý
genitive	тетивы́ tetivý	тети́в tetív
dative	тетиве́ tetivé	тетива́м tetivám
accusative	тетиву́ tetivú	тетивы́ tetivý
instrumental	тетиво́й, тетиво́ю tetivój, tetivóju	тетива́ми tetivámi
prepositional	тетиве́ tetivé	тетива́х tetiváx

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “тетива”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Further reading

• Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882) “тетива”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tętiva. Parallel with Slovene tetiva. Cognate with Polish ścięgno << Proto-Indo-European *ten- (whence also Ancient Greek τένων (ténōn), whence Latin tendō, whence English tendon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tětiʋa/
• Hyphenation: те‧ти‧ва

Noun

тѐтива f (Latin spelling tètiva)

1. sinew, tendon
2. string (of a bow)
3. (geometry) chord

Declension

Declension of тетива

	singular	plural
nominative	тетива	тетиве
genitive	тетиве	тетива
dative	тетиви	тетивама
accusative	тетиву	тетиве
vocative	тетиво	тетиве
locative	тетиви	тетивама
instrumental	тетивом	тетивама

Further reading

• “тетива”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025