zelva

See also: želva

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech zelva, from Proto-Slavic *zъly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzɛlva]

Noun

zelva f

1. (archaic) sister-in-law (husband's sister)

   Synonym: švagrová

Declension

Declension of zelva (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	zelva	zelvy
genitive	zelvy	zelv
dative	zelvě	zelvám
accusative	zelvu	zelvy
vocative	zelvo	zelvy
locative	zelvě	zelvách
instrumental	zelvou	zelvami

Derived terms

• zelvice
• zelvín

 

Related terms

• deveř

 

Further reading

• “zelva”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “zelva”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989