kotva

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *koty.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkotva]

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• Hyphenation: kot‧va

Noun

kotva f

1. (nautical) anchor

Declension

Declension of kotva (hard feminine reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	kotva	kotvy
genitive	kotvy	kotev
dative	kotvě	kotvám
accusative	kotvu	kotvy
vocative	kotvo	kotvy
locative	kotvě	kotvách
instrumental	kotvou	kotvami

Related terms

• kotviště n
• kotvit

 

Further reading

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

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kotva, from Proto-Uralic *kodwa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkotʋɑ/, [ˈko̞t̪ʋɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -otʋɑ
• Syllabification^(key): kot‧va

Noun

kotva

1. moment, short while (short period of time)

Declension

Inflection of kotva (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		kotva	kotvat
genitive		kotvan	kotvien
partitive		kotvaa	kotvia
illative		kotvaan	kotviin
		singular	plural
nominative		kotva	kotvat
accusative	nom.	kotva	kotvat
	gen.	kotvan
genitive		kotvan	kotvien kotvain rare
partitive		kotvaa	kotvia
inessive		kotvassa	kotvissa
elative		kotvasta	kotvista
illative		kotvaan	kotviin
adessive		kotvalla	kotvilla
ablative		kotvalta	kotvilta
allative		kotvalle	kotville
essive		kotvana	kotvina
translative		kotvaksi	kotviksi
abessive		kotvatta	kotvitta
instructive		—	kotvin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kotva (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kotvani kotvani accusative nom. kotvani kotvani gen. kotvani genitive kotvani kotvieni kotvaini rare partitive kotvaani kotviani inessive kotvassani kotvissani elative kotvastani kotvistani illative kotvaani kotviini adessive kotvallani kotvillani ablative kotvaltani kotviltani allative kotvalleni kotvilleni essive kotvanani kotvinani translative kotvakseni kotvikseni abessive kotvattani kotvittani instructive — — comitative — kotvineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kotvasi kotvasi accusative nom. kotvasi kotvasi gen. kotvasi genitive kotvasi kotviesi kotvaisi rare partitive kotvaasi kotviasi inessive kotvassasi kotvissasi elative kotvastasi kotvistasi illative kotvaasi kotviisi adessive kotvallasi kotvillasi ablative kotvaltasi kotviltasi allative kotvallesi kotvillesi essive kotvanasi kotvinasi translative kotvaksesi kotviksesi abessive kotvattasi kotvittasi instructive — — comitative — kotvinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kotvamme kotvamme accusative nom. kotvamme kotvamme gen. kotvamme genitive kotvamme kotviemme kotvaimme rare partitive kotvaamme kotviamme inessive kotvassamme kotvissamme elative kotvastamme kotvistamme illative kotvaamme kotviimme adessive kotvallamme kotvillamme ablative kotvaltamme kotviltamme allative kotvallemme kotvillemme essive kotvanamme kotvinamme translative kotvaksemme kotviksemme abessive kotvattamme kotvittamme instructive — — comitative — kotvinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kotvanne kotvanne accusative nom. kotvanne kotvanne gen. kotvanne genitive kotvanne kotvienne kotvainne rare partitive kotvaanne kotvianne inessive kotvassanne kotvissanne elative kotvastanne kotvistanne illative kotvaanne kotviinne adessive kotvallanne kotvillanne ablative kotvaltanne kotviltanne allative kotvallenne kotvillenne essive kotvananne kotvinanne translative kotvaksenne kotviksenne abessive kotvattanne kotvittanne instructive — — comitative — kotvinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kotvansa kotvansa accusative nom. kotvansa kotvansa gen. kotvansa genitive kotvansa kotviensa kotvainsa rare partitive kotvaansa kotviaan kotviansa inessive kotvassaan kotvassansa kotvissaan kotvissansa elative kotvastaan kotvastansa kotvistaan kotvistansa illative kotvaansa kotviinsa adessive kotvallaan kotvallansa kotvillaan kotvillansa ablative kotvaltaan kotvaltansa kotviltaan kotviltansa allative kotvalleen kotvallensa kotvilleen kotvillensa essive kotvanaan kotvanansa kotvinaan kotvinansa translative kotvakseen kotvaksensa kotvikseen kotviksensa abessive kotvattaan kotvattansa kotvittaan kotvittansa instructive — — comitative — kotvineen kotvinensa

Synonyms

• hetki
• tovi
• tuokio

Derived terms

• kotvanen
• kotvia

 

Further reading

• “kotva”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• kovat, votka

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *koty.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kôtʋa/
• Hyphenation: kot‧va

Noun

kȍtva f (Cyrillic spelling ко̏тва)

1. (nautical) anchor

   Synonym: sidro

Declension

Declension of kotva

	singular	plural
nominative	kȍtva	kotve
genitive	kotve	kȍtāvā / kȍtvī
dative	kotvi	kotvama
accusative	kotvu	kotve
vocative	kotvo	kotve
locative	kotvi	kotvama
instrumental	kotvom	kotvama