bačva
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bъči, from Proto-West Germanic *buttjā (“cask, flask”), from Medieval Latin buttia, from Late Latin buttis (“cask, barrel”). Doublet of bȍca and bȕća.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bât͡ʃʋa/
- Hyphenation: bač‧va
Noun
bȁčva f (Cyrillic spelling ба̏чва)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bačva | bačve |
| genitive | bačve | bȁčāvā / bȁčvī |
| dative | bačvi | bačvama |
| accusative | bačvu | bačve |
| vocative | bačvo | bačve |
| locative | bačvi | bačvama |
| instrumental | bačvom | bačvama |
Derived terms
- bȁčvast
- bȁčvār
- pijan kao bačva
Further reading
- “bačva”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025