cieva

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *cěva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡si̯eva]

Noun

cieva f (relational adjective cievny or cievový, diminutive cievka or cievočka)

1. vessel (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant)

   krvná cieva ― blood vessel

Declension

Declension of cieva (pattern žena)

	singular	plural
nominative	cieva	cievy
genitive	cievy	ciev
dative	cieve	cievam
accusative	cievu	cievy
locative	cieve	cievach
instrumental	cievou	cievami

Derived terms

adjectives

• cievkový

 

nouns

• cievica

 

Further reading

• “cieva”, 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, 2003–2024