котва

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *koty (v-stem). Synchronically, either from кот (kot, “tomcat”) +‎ -ва (-va) (due to the similarity between anchors and cat's claws) or from obsolete кота́я (kotája, “to hoop, to distort”) +‎ -ва (-va) (in reference to the U-shape of most anchors).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔtvɐ]

• Audio:

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Noun

ко́тва • (kótva) f

1. anchor (tool to hook a vessel into sea bottom)

Declension

Declension of ко́тва

	singular	plural
indefinite	ко́тва kótva	ко́тви kótvi
definite	ко́твата kótvata	ко́твите kótvite

References

• “котва”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “котва”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Anagrams

• актов (aktov), квота (kvota)

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *koty.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔtva]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

котва • (kotva) f

1. anchor

Declension

Declension of котва

	singular	plural
indefinite	котва (kotva)	котви (kotvi)
definite unspecified	котвата (kotvata)	котвите (kotvite)
definite proximal	котвава (kotvava)	котвиве (kotvive)
definite distal	котвана (kotvana)	котвине (kotvine)
vocative	котво (kotvo)	котви (kotvi)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *koty.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kôtʋa/
• Hyphenation: кот‧ва

Noun

ко̏тва f (Latin spelling kȍtva)

1. (nautical) anchor

   Synonym: сидро

Declension

Declension of котва

	singular	plural
nominative	ко̏тва	котве
genitive	котве	ко̏та̄ва̄ / ко̏твӣ
dative	котви	котвама
accusative	котву	котве
vocative	котво	котве
locative	котви	котвама
instrumental	котвом	котвама