potvora
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech potvora. po- + tvořit.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpotvora]
- Hyphenation: po‧tvo‧ra
Noun
potvora f
- (derogatory, offensive) bitch (despicable or disagreeable, aggressive person, typically a woman)
- monster, horrible beast
Declension
Declension of potvora (hard feminine)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | potvora | potvory |
| genitive | potvory | potvor |
| dative | potvoře | potvorám |
| accusative | potvoru | potvory |
| vocative | potvoro | potvory |
| locative | potvoře | potvorách |
| instrumental | potvorou | potvorami |
References
- ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “potvora”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 492
Further reading
- “potvora”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “potvora”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “potvora”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Old Czech
Etymology
From potvořiti.
Pronunciation
Noun
potvora f
Declension
Declension of potvora (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | potvora | potvořě | potvory |
| genitive | potvory | potvorú | potvor |
| dative | potvořě | potvorama | potvorám |
| accusative | potvoru | potvořě | potvory |
| vocative | potvoro | potvořě | potvory |
| locative | potvořě | potvorú | potvorách |
| instrumental | potvorú | potvorama | potvorami |
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Descendants
- Czech: potvora
Further reading
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “potvora”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpɔtvɔra]
Noun
potvora f (diminutive potvorka)
- monster, horrible beast
- (derogatory, offensive) bitch, hussy (despicable or disagreeable, aggressive person, typically a woman)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | potvora | potvory |
| genitive | potvory | potvor |
| dative | potvore | potvorám |
| accusative | potvoru | potvory |
| locative | potvore | potvorách |
| instrumental | potvorou | potvorami |
Further reading
- “potvora”, 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