volavka

See also: Volavka

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvolafka]
• Rhymes: -afka
• Hyphenation: vo‧lav‧ka

Etymology 1

Noun

volavka f (relational adjective volavčí)

1. heron (bird)

Declension

Declension of volavka (hard feminine reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	volavka	volavky
genitive	volavky	volavek
dative	volavce	volavkám
accusative	volavku	volavky
vocative	volavko	volavky
locative	volavce	volavkách
instrumental	volavkou	volavkami

Etymology 2

Noun

volavka f

1. lure

   Synonyms: lákadlo, vábidlo

Declension

Declension of volavka (hard feminine reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	volavka	volavky
genitive	volavky	volavek
dative	volavce	volavkám
accusative	volavku	volavky
vocative	volavko	volavky
locative	volavce	volavkách
instrumental	volavkou	volavkami

Etymology 3

Noun

volavka m anim

1. crier, barker

   Synonym: vyvolavač

Declension

Declension of volavka (masculine animate in -a)

	singular	plural
nominative	volavka	volavkové
genitive	volavky	volavků
dative	volavkovi	volavkům
accusative	volavku	volavky
vocative	volavko	volavkové
locative	volavkovi	volavcích
instrumental	volavkou	volavky

Further reading

• “volavka”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “volavka”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “volavka”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɔlaʋka]

Noun

volavka f (relational adjective volavčí)

1. heron

Declension

Declension of volavka (pattern žena)

	singular	plural
nominative	volavka	volavky
genitive	volavky	volaviek
dative	volavke	volavkám
accusative	volavku	volavky
locative	volavke	volavkách
instrumental	volavkou	volavkami

Further reading

• “volavka”, 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