жвератко

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Old Slovak zrkadlo +‎ -атко (-atko), perhaps by metathesis. For the epenthetic -в- (-v-), compare Polish zwierciadło. Alternatively, from Old Slovak zvrat (“reversal”) +‎ -ко (-ko).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʒvɛˈratkɔ]
• Rhymes: -atkɔ
• Hyphenation: жве‧рат‧ко

Noun

жвератко (žveratko) n (diminutive жвераточко, related adjective жвератков)

1. mirror (smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside)

   опатрац ше у жвератку ― opatrac še u žveratku ― to look at oneself in the mirror

Declension

Declension of жвератко

	singular	plural
nominative	жвератко (žveratko)	жвератка (žveratka)
genitive	жвератка (žveratka)	жвераткох (žveratkox)
dative	жвератку (žveratku)	жвератком (žveratkom)
accusative	жвератко (žveratko)	жвератка (žveratka)
instrumental	жвератком (žveratkom)	жвератками (žveratkami)
locative	жвератку (žveratku)	жвераткох (žveratkox)
vocative	жвератко (žveratko)	жвератка (žveratka)

Derived terms

(verbs):

• жвератковац impf (žveratkovac)

References

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “жвератко”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “mirror”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 180