Slovak

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *blъxa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *blúšāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlúseh₂.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbɫ̩.xa/
  • Rhymes: -ɫ̩xa
  • Hyphenation: bl‧cha
  • <b·l·ch·a>

Noun

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blcha f (genitive singular blchy, nominative plural blchy, genitive plural bĺch, declension pattern of žena)

  1. (insect) flea
  2. (games, plural only) tiddlywinks

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • blcha”, 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