hrča
See also: Hrča
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɦr̩t͡ʃa]
Etymology 1
Unknown, relation with Hungarian harcsa is unclear. First attested in the 17th century.[1]
Noun
hrča f
- sheatfish, wels catfish
- Synonym: sumec západný
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gъrča.
Noun
hrča f (diminutive hrčka, augmentative hrčisko)
- bump (swelling on the skin)
- Synonym: gundža
- gnarl, knot (protuberance on tree)
- bulge, bump, knob (protuberance on a level surface)
- (expressive) plenty (of something)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hrča | hrče |
| genitive | hrče | hrč |
| dative | hrči | hrčiam |
| accusative | hrču | hrče |
| locative | hrči | hrčiach |
| instrumental | hrčou | hrčami |
Derived terms
- chlap ako hrča
References
- ^ Králik, Ľubor (2016) “hrča”, in Stručný etymologický slovník slovenčiny [Concise Etymological Dictionary of Slovak] (in Slovak), Bratislava: VEDA; JÚĽŠ SAV, →ISBN, page 208
Further reading
- “hrča”, 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