dratva
Slovak
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle High German drāt (“wire, thread”). First attested in the 17th century.[1] Cognate with Polish dratwa, drut.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdratva]
Noun
dratva f (relational adjective dratvový, diminutive dratvička)
- twine (strong thread)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dratva | dratvy |
| genitive | dratvy | dratiev |
| dative | dratve | dratvám |
| accusative | dratvu | dratvy |
| locative | dratve | dratvách |
| instrumental | dratvou | dratvami |
References
- ^ Králik, Ľubor (2016) “škriekať”, in Stručný etymologický slovník slovenčiny [Concise Etymological Dictionary of Slovak] (in Slovak), Bratislava: VEDA; JÚĽŠ SAV, →ISBN, page 276
Further reading
- “dratva”, 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