kolčava

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Etymology

Unclear; possibly cognate with klát (“to strike, stab, spike”) from Proto-Slavic *kolti ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂-.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

kolčava f

  1. least weasel (Mustela nivalis)

Declension

Declension of kolčava (hard feminine)
singular plural
nominative kolčava kolčavy
genitive kolčavy kolčav
dative kolčavě kolčavám
accusative kolčavu kolčavy
vocative kolčavo kolčavy
locative kolčavě kolčavách
instrumental kolčavou kolčavami

Derived terms

References

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

Further reading

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