šarvátka

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Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German scharwachte, from schar + wachte.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

šarvátka f

  1. skirmish (brief battle between small groups)
  2. quarrel, argument
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hádka

Declension

Declension of šarvátka (hard feminine reducible)
singular plural
nominative šarvátka šarvátky
genitive šarvátky šarvátek
dative šarvátce šarvátkám
accusative šarvátku šarvátky
vocative šarvátko šarvátky
locative šarvátce šarvátkách
instrumental šarvátkou šarvátkami

References

  1. ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “šarvátka”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN

Further reading

  • “šarvátka”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “šarvátka”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “šarvátka”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
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