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From Czech Vltava; cognate to Moldau, the German name for the river, and it is sometimes suggested that both words derive from Old High German wilt awa, wilt aha (wild river), corresponding to Proto-Germanic *wilþijaz (wild) + *ahwō (water);[1] older texts have spellings such as Fuldaha (in 872), Wultha (1113), Wlitaua (1125). (However, compare Ltava.)

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Vltava

  1. A major river in the Czech Republic, tributary of the Elbe.

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  1. ^ Naše řeč, volume 30 (1946), page 162: "Jméno Vltavy pochází z germánského Wilt-ahwa, což by v dnešní němčině znělo „Wild-ache" a znamenalo by „dravou vodu". Tak vyložil jméno Vltavy již Dobrovský, odmítaje naivní mínění Hájkovo,..."

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Inherited from Old Czech Vltava. Said to be of Germanic origin, corresponding to Proto-Germanic *wilþijaz (wild) + *ahwō (water).[1]

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  • IPA(key): [ˈvl̩tava]
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  • Rhymes: -ava
  • Hyphenation: Vl‧ta‧va

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Vltava f (related adjective vltavský)

  1. Vltava (a major river in the Czech Republic)

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  1. ^ Šmilauer, Vladimír (1946). "O jménech našich řek" [Names of our rivers]. Naše řeč (in Czech). Institute of the Czech Language. 30 (9–10): 161–165.

Further reading edit

  • Vltava in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • Vltava in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • Vltava in Internetová jazyková příručka

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Borrowed from Czech Vltava.

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Vltava m

  1. Vltava (a river in the Czech Republic)

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Borrowed from Czech Vltava.

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Vl̀tava f (Cyrillic spelling Вл̀тава)

  1. Vltava (a river in the Czech Republic)

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Vltava f (genitive singular Vltavy, declension pattern of žena)

  1. Vltava (a major river in the Czech Republic)

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Borrowed from Czech Vltava.

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Vl̏tava f

  1. Vltava (a river in the Czech Republic)

Further reading edit

  • Vltava”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran