hviezda

Old Slovak

Alternative forms

• hvezda, hvízda

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gvězda.

Noun

hviezda f

1. star

Descendants

• Pannonian Rusyn: гвизда (hvizda)
• Slovak: hviezda, (dialectal) hvizda

Further reading

• Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “hviezda”, 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 hviezda, from Proto-Slavic *gvězda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦvi̯ezda]

• Audio:

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Noun

hviezda f (relational adjective hviezdny or (architecture) hviezdový, diminutive hviezdička or (rare) hviezdka, augmentative hviezdisko)

1. star

   Synonym: (dated) stálica

Declension

Declension of hviezda (pattern žena)

	singular	plural
nominative	hviezda	hviezdy
genitive	hviezdy	hviezd
dative	hviezde	hviezdam
accusative	hviezdu	hviezdy
locative	hviezde	hviezdach
instrumental	hviezdou	hviezdami

Further reading

• “hviezda”, 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