húžva

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gǫžьvь, from Proto-Indo-European *gengʰ- (“to turn, wind, braid, weave”); cognate of Polish gązwa (“twig”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦuːʒva]

Noun

húžva f

1. withe, withy

Further reading

• “húžva”, 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