ručička
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈrut͡ʃɪt͡ʃka]
Noun
ručička f
- diminutive of ruka
Usage notes
The form ručičkama is used when talking about a body part, while the form ručičkami is used figuratively about things similar to a hand.
Declension
Declension of ručička (hard feminine reducible)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ručička | ručičky |
| genitive | ručičky | ručiček |
| dative | ručičce | ručičkám |
| accusative | ručičku | ručičky |
| vocative | ručičko | ručičky |
| locative | ručičce | ručičkách |
| instrumental | ručičkou | ručičkama, ručičkami |
See also
Further reading
- “ručička”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “ručička”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “ručička”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Slovak
Etymology
A double diminutive of ruka (“hand”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈrut͡ʃit͡ʃka]
Noun
ručička f (genitive singular ručičky, nominative plural ručičky, genitive plural ručičiek, declension pattern of žena)
- a tiny little hand, such as a baby's hand
- (endearing) a woman's hand
- one of the two hands of an analog clock or watch
- the pointer of a measuring instrument, such as an analog voltmeter or a sphygmomanometer
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ručička | ručičky |
| genitive | ručičky | ručičiek |
| dative | ručičke | ručičkám |
| accusative | ručičku | ručičky |
| locative | ručičke | ručičkách |
| instrumental | ručičkou | ručičkami |
Related terms
Further reading
- “ručička”, 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