Slovak edit

Etymology edit

From pŕhľava +‎ -ka.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpr̩ːɦʎau̯ka/

Noun edit

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 edit

Further reading edit

  • 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