ostrva

Old Czech

Alternative forms

  • ostrev

Etymology

Uncertain. Compare Czech kostrbatý. Possible from ostrý.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈostr̩ʋa/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈostr̩va/

Noun

ostrva f

  1. dried wood used as a nail (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

Declension

Declension of ostrva (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative ostrva ostrvě ostrvy
genitive ostrvy ostrvú ostrv
dative ostrvě ostrvama ostrvám
accusative ostrvu ostrvě ostrvy
vocative ostrvo ostrvě ostrvy
locative ostrvě ostrvú ostrvách
instrumental ostrvú ostrvama ostrvami
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

  • Czech: ostrev (archaic)

References

  1. ^ Václav Machek (1968) “ostrev”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia, page 420

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