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