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kravaty

Etymology

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Borrowed from German Krawatte, from French cravate, from Serbo-Croatian Hr̀vāt (Croat). Named after a tied neckerchief worn by Croatian soldiers in the 17th century.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kravata f

  1. tie, necktie
    Synonym: vázanka
  2. (martial arts) chokehold, headlock

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References

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  1. ^ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “kravata”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda
  2. ^ Václav Machek (1968) Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia

Further reading

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  • kravata”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • kravata”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • kravata”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Krawatte, from French cravate, from Serbo-Croatian Hr̀vāt. Doublet of Hrvat.

Noun

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kravàta f (Cyrillic spelling крава̀та)

  1. tie

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Slovak

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Krawatte, from French cravate, from Serbo-Croatian Hr̀vāt (Croat).

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Noun

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kravata f (related adjective kravatový)

  1. necktie
    Synonym: viazanka

Declension

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Further reading

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  • kravata”, 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, 2003–2024