ručička
Czech
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ručička f
- diminutive of ruka
Usage notes
[edit]The form ručičkama is used when talking about a body part, while the form ručičkami is used figuratively about things similar to a hand.
Declension
[edit]See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “ručička”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “ručička”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “ručička”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Slovak
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A double diminutive of ruka (“hand”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ručička f (genitive singular ručičky, nominative plural ručičky, genitive plural ručičiek, declension pattern of žena)
- a tiny little hand, such as a baby's hand
- (endearing) a woman's hand
- one of the two hands of an analog clock or watch
- the pointer of a measuring instrument, such as an analog voltmeter or a sphygmomanometer
Declension
[edit]Declension of ručička
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “ručička”, 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