motovidlo

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech motovidlo, from Proto-Slavic *motovidlo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmotovɪdlo]

Noun

motovidlo n

1. niddy-noddy

Declension

Declension of motovidlo (hard neuter reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	motovidlo	motovidla
genitive	motovidla	motovidel
dative	motovidlu	motovidlům
accusative	motovidlo	motovidla
vocative	motovidlo	motovidla
locative	motovidle, motovidlu	motovidlech
instrumental	motovidlem	motovidly

Related terms

• motat

 

Further reading

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

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *motovidlo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈmotoʋidɫo/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈmotovidlo/

Noun

motovidlo n

1. niddy-noddy
2. winch

Declension

Declension of motovidlo (hard o-stem reducible)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	motovidlo	motovidle	motovidla
genitive	motovidla	motovidlú	motovidel
dative	motovidlu	motovidloma	motovidlóm
accusative	motovidlo	motovidle	motovidla
vocative	motovidlo	motovidle	motovidla
locative	motovidle, motovidlu	motovidlú	motovidléch
instrumental	motovidlem	motovidloma	motovidly

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

• Czech: motovidlo

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “motovidlo”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *motovidlo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɔtɔvidlɔ]

Noun

motovidlo n

1. niddy-noddy
2. someone who is slow, clumsy

Declension

Declension of motovidlo

	singular	plural
nominative	motovidlo	motovidlá
genitive	motovidla	motovidiel
dative	motovidlu	motovidlám
accusative	motovidlo	motovidlá
locative	motovidle	motovidlách
instrumental	motovidlom	motovidlami

Further reading

• “motovidlo”, 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