жвератко
Pannonian Rusyn
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from Old Slovak zrkadlo + -атко (-atko), perhaps by metathesis. For the epenthetic -в- (-v-), compare Polish zwierciadło. Alternatively, from Old Slovak zvrat (“reversal”) + -ко (-ko).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʒvɛˈratkɔ]
- Rhymes: -atkɔ
- Hyphenation: жве‧рат‧ко
Noun
жвератко (žveratko) n (diminutive жвераточко, related adjective жвератков)
- mirror (smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside)
- опатрац ше у жвератку ― opatrac še u žveratku ― to look at oneself in the mirror
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | жвератко (žveratko) | жвератка (žveratka) |
| genitive | жвератка (žveratka) | жвераткох (žveratkox) |
| dative | жвератку (žveratku) | жвератком (žveratkom) |
| accusative | жвератко (žveratko) | жвератка (žveratka) |
| instrumental | жвератком (žveratkom) | жвератками (žveratkami) |
| locative | жвератку (žveratku) | жвераткох (žveratkox) |
| vocative | жвератко (žveratko) | жвератка (žveratka) |
Derived terms
verbs
- жвератковац impf (žveratkovac)
References
- Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “жвератко”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
- Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “mirror”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 180