cieva

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *cěva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡si̯eva]

Noun

cieva f

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

   krvná cieva ― blood vessel

Declension

Declension of cieva

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

Derived terms

adjectives

• cievkový
• cievny

 

nouns

• cievica
• cievka
• cievočka

 

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