cievka

Old Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈt͡si̯ɛːʋka/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈt͡siːfka/

Noun

cievka f

1. diminutive of ciev

Declension

Declension of cievka (hard a-stem reducible)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	cievka	cievcě	cievky
genitive	cievky	cievkú	cievek
dative	cievcě	cievkama	cievkám
accusative	cievku	cievcě	cievky
vocative	cievko	cievcě	cievky
locative	cievcě	cievkú	cievkách
instrumental	cievkú	cievkama	cievkami

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

Further reading

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

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *cěvъka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡si̯eʋka]

Noun

cievka f (relational adjective cievkový, diminutive cievočka)

1. diminutive of cieva.
2. spool
3. (electronics) inductor
4. (medicine) catheter

   Synonym: katéter

Declension

Declension of cievka (pattern žena)

	singular	plural
nominative	cievka	cievky
genitive	cievky	cievok
dative	cievke	cievkam
accusative	cievku	cievky
locative	cievke	cievkach
instrumental	cievkou	cievkami

Further reading

• “cievka”, 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