тетива

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Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tętiva.

Pronunciation

Noun

тетива (tetivaf

  1. bowstring
  2. tendon

Declension

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic тѧтива (tętiva), from Proto-Slavic *tętiva.

Pronunciation

Noun

тетива́ (tetiváf inan (genitive тетивы́, nominative plural тетивы́, genitive plural *тети́в)

  1. bowstring

Declension

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “тетива”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tętiva.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tětiʋa/
  • Hyphenation: те‧ти‧ва

Noun

тѐтива f (Latin spelling tètiva)

  1. sinew, tendon
  2. string (of a bow)
  3. (geometry) chord

Declension