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Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *cěva.
Pronunciation
Noun
cieva f (related adjective cievny or cievový, diminutive cievka or cievočka)
- vessel (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant)
- krvná cieva ― blood vessel
Declension
Declension of
cieva (pattern
žena)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “cieva”, 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, 2003–2024