cieva
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *cěva.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡si̯eva]
Noun
cieva f (relational adjective cievny or cievový, diminutive cievka or cievočka)
- vessel (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant)
- krvná cieva ― blood vessel
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cieva | cievy |
| genitive | cievy | ciev |
| dative | cieve | cievam |
| accusative | cievu | cievy |
| locative | cieve | cievach |
| instrumental | cievou | cievami |
Derived terms
adjectives
- cievkový
nouns
- cievica
Further reading
- “cieva”, 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