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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic *битва (*bitva), from Proto-Slavic *bitva, from *biti + *-tva. By surface analysis, бить (bitʹ) + -тва (-tva).
Pronunciation
Noun
би́тва • (bítva) f inan (genitive би́твы, nominative plural би́твы, genitive plural битв)
- battle, fight, combat
Declension
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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian bitta (“bollard”).
Pronunciation
Noun
би̏тва f (Latin spelling bȉtva)
- (nautical) cleat
- (nautical) bollard
Declension
Further reading
- “битва” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *bitva.
Pronunciation
Noun
би́тва • (býtva) f inan (genitive би́тви, nominative plural би́тви, genitive plural битв)
- battle
Declension
Declension of би́тва (inan hard fem-form accent-a)