kráva
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Kráva
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech kráva, from Proto-Slavic *korva, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- (“horn”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kráva f (related adjective kravský)
- cow (female domesticated ox or other bovine, especially an adult after she has had a calf)
- (informal, derogatory, offensive) bitch (objectionable woman)
- (informal) big, large object
Declension
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “kráva”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “kráva”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “kráva”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Old Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *korva, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- (“horn”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kráva f
Declension
Declension of kráva (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kráva | krávě | krávy |
| genitive | krávy | krávú | kráv |
| dative | krávě | krávama | krávám |
| accusative | krávu | krávě | krávy |
| vocative | krávo | krávě | krávy |
| locative | krávě | krávú | krávách |
| instrumental | krávú | krávama | krávami |
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Descendants
- Czech: kráva
Further reading
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “kráva”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění