dratva

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Czech dratva, from Middle High German drāt (“wire, thread”) or German Draht (“wire, thread”) + Old Czech -va. Cognate with Polish dratwa, drut, Hungarian drót.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdratva]

Noun

dratva f (diminutive dratvička)

1. twine (strong thread)

Declension

Declension of dratva

	singular	plural
nominative	dratva	dratvy
genitive	dratvy	dratiev
dative	dratve	dratvám
accusative	dratvu	dratvy
locative	dratve	dratvách
instrumental	dratvou	dratvami

Related terms

adjective

• dratvový

 

Further reading

• “dratva”, 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