kravec

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Old Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish krawiec.

Noun

kravec m pers (related adjective kravecký)

  1. tailor (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes professionally)

Further reading

  • Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “kravec”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC

Slovak

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak kravec, borrowed from Polish krawiec, which was derived from Proto-Slavic *kravьcь (compare *krojiti).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

kravec m pers (related adjective kravecký)

  1. (rare) tailor (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes professionally)
    Synonym: krajčír

Declension

References

  1. ^ Simpson, G. W. (1951). The Names "Rus", "Russia", "Ukraine" and Their Historical Background. Canada: Trident Press, p. 14

Further reading

  • kravec”, 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