ciev

Old Czech

Alternative forms

• cieva

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *cěva (“tube, spool”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈt͡si̯ɛːʋ/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈt͡siːf/

Noun

ciev f

1. vessel, pipe, tube

Declension

Declension of ciev (v-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ciev	civi	cive
genitive	cive	civ́ú	civí
dative	civi	civema	civem
accusative	ciev	civi	cive
vocative	civi	civi	cive
locative	civi	civ́ú	civech
instrumental	civ́ú	civema	civemi

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

• Czech: céva

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “ciev”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění