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kolčava

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Czech

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Etymology

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Unclear; possibly cognate with klát (“to strike, stab, spike”) from Proto-Slavic *kolti, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂-.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kolčava f (related adjective kolčaví, diminutive kolčavka)

  1. least weasel (Mustela nivalis)

Declension

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Declension of kolčava (hard feminine)
singular plural
nominative kolčava kolčavy
genitive kolčavy kolčav
dative kolčavě kolčavám
accusative kolčavu kolčavy
vocative kolčavo kolčavy
locative kolčavě kolčavách
instrumental kolčavou kolčavami

Derived terms

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nouns

References

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  1. ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “kolčava”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN

Further reading

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  • “kolčava”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “kolčava”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “kolčava”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Old Czech

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈkoɫt͡ʃaʋa/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈkolt͡ʃava/

Noun

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kolčava f

  1. least weasel (Mustela nivalis)

Declension

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Declension of kolčava (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative kolčava kolčavě kolčavy
genitive kolčavy kolčavú kolčav
dative kolčavě kolčavama kolčavám
accusative kolčavu kolčavě kolčavy
vocative kolčavo kolčavě kolčavy
locative kolčavě kolčavú kolčavách
instrumental kolčavú kolčavama kolčavami
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

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  • Czech: kolčava

Further reading

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Old Slovak

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Czech kolčava. First attested in the 17th century.

Noun

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kolčava f (related adjective kolčavový or kolčaví)

  1. least weasel (Mustela nivalis)

Further reading

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  • Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “kolčava”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC
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