chvojina

Old Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xvojina. By surface analysis, chvoj +‎ -ina.

Noun

chvojina f

1. (collective, uncountable) branches of coniferous trees

   Synonyms: čačina, čečina

Descendants

• Slovak: chvojina

Further reading

• Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “chvojina”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak chvojina, from Proto-Slavic *xvojina. By surface analysis, chvoja +‎ -ina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈxvɔjina]
• Rhymes: -ina
• Hyphenation: chvo‧ji‧na

Noun

chvojina f (diminutive chvojinka)

1. (collective, uncountable) branches of coniferous trees

   Synonyms: čačina, čečina

Declension

Declension of chvojina (pattern žena)

	singular
nominative	chvojina
genitive	chvojiny
dative	chvojine
accusative	chvojinu
locative	chvojine
instrumental	chvojinou

Further reading

• “chvojina”, 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, 2003–2025