kavka
See also: Kavka
Czech
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Slavic *kavъka, which is onomatopoeic,[1] representing the bird’s voice.[2] Cognate with Polish kawka.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkavka f
- jackdaw (bird) (Coloeus monedula)
Declension
editDerived terms
editDescendants
edit- Czech: Kafka
References
edit- ^ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “kavka”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda
- ^ Machek, Václav (1968) Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia
Further reading
editSlovene
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Slavic *kavъka, ultimately imitative. Outside of Slavic it may be related to Old Armenian քուք (kʻukʻ).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkȃvka f
Inflection
editFeminine, a-stem | |||
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nom. sing. | kávka | ||
gen. sing. | kávke | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
kávka | kávki | kávke |
genitive (rodȋlnik) |
kávke | kávk | kávk |
dative (dajȃlnik) |
kávki | kávkama | kávkam |
accusative (tožȋlnik) |
kávko | kávki | kávke |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
kávki | kávkah | kávkah |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
kávko | kávkama | kávkami |
Further reading
edit- “kavka”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
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