ostroha

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ostroga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔstrɔɦa]

Noun

ostroha f

1. spur (implement for prodding a horse)
2. (ornithology) spur (outgrowth of bone covered in a sheath of horn)
3. (botany) spur (outgrowth of tissue)

Related terms

adjective

• ostrohový

 

noun

• ostrôžka

 

Further reading

• “ostroha”, 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