kravata

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kravaty

Etymology

Borrowed from German Krawatte, from French cravate, from Serbo-Croatian Hr̀vāt (“Croat”). Named after a tied neckerchief worn by Croatian soldiers in the 17th century.[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

kravata f

  1. tie, necktie
    Synonym: vázanka
  2. (martial arts) chokehold, headlock

Declension

Declension of kravata (hard feminine)
singular plural
nominative kravata kravaty
genitive kravaty kravat
dative kravatě kravatám
accusative kravatu kravaty
vocative kravato kravaty
locative kravatě kravatách
instrumental kravatou kravatami

References

  1. ^ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “kravata”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda
  2. ^ Machek, Václav (1968) Etymologický slovník jazyka českého, 2nd edition, Prague: Academia

Further reading

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

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Krawatte, from French cravate, from Serbo-Croatian Hr̀vāt. Doublet of Hrvat.

Noun

kravàta f (Cyrillic spelling крава̀та)

  1. tie

Declension

Declension of kravata
singular plural
nominative kravàta kravate
genitive kravate kravátā
dative kravati kravatama
accusative kravatu kravate
vocative kravato kravate
locative kravati kravatama
instrumental kravatom kravatama

Synonyms

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from German Krawatte, from French cravate, from Serbo-Croatian Hr̀vāt (“Croat”).

Pronunciation

Noun

kravata f (genitive singular kravaty, nominative plural kravaty, genitive plural kravát, declension pattern of žena)

  1. necktie

Declension

Declension of kravata
singular plural
nominative kravata kravaty
genitive kravaty kravát
dative kravate kravatám
accusative kravatu kravaty
locative kravate kravatách
instrumental kravatou kravatami

Derived terms

Further reading

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