Slovak

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Etymology

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From pŕhľava +‎ -ka.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpr̩ːɦʎau̯ka/

Noun

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pŕhľavka f (genitive singular pŕhľavky, nominative plural pŕhľavky, genitive plural pŕhľaviek, declension pattern of žena)

  1. nettle (a herb of the genus Urtica, which is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash)
  2. hives, urticaria

Declension

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Further reading

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  • pŕhľavka”, 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