ostrva

Old Czech

Alternative forms

• ostrev

Etymology

Uncertain. Compare Czech kostrbatý. Possible from ostrý.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈostr̩ʋa/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈostr̩va/

Noun

ostrva f

1. dried wood used as a nail (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

Declension

Declension of ostrva (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ostrva	ostrvě	ostrvy
genitive	ostrvy	ostrvú	ostrv
dative	ostrvě	ostrvama	ostrvám
accusative	ostrvu	ostrvě	ostrvy
vocative	ostrvo	ostrvě	ostrvy
locative	ostrvě	ostrvú	ostrvách
instrumental	ostrvú	ostrvama	ostrvami

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

Descendants

• Czech: ostrev (archaic)

Further reading

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