lopata
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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 lopata, from Proto-Slavic *lopata.
Pronunciation
Noun
lopata f (diminutive lopatka)
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “lopata”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “lopata”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “lopata”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Old Czech
Alternative forms
- łopata (alternative writing)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lopata.
Pronunciation
Noun
lopata f
Declension
Declension of lopata (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lopata | lopatě | lopaty |
| genitive | lopaty | lopatú | lopat |
| dative | lopatě | lopatama | lopatám |
| accusative | lopatu | lopatě | lopaty |
| vocative | lopato | lopatě | lopaty |
| locative | lopatě | lopatú | lopatách |
| instrumental | lopatú | lopatama | lopatami |
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Descendants
- Czech: lopata
Further reading
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “lopata”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lopata.
Pronunciation
Noun
lòpata f (Cyrillic spelling ло̀пата)
Declension
Declension of lopata
References
- “lopata”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lopata.
Pronunciation
Noun
lopata f (related adjective lopatový, diminutive lopatka or lopatôčka or lopatka, augmentative lopatisko)
Declension
Declension of lopata (pattern žena)
Further reading
- “lopata”, 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
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *lopata.
Pronunciation
Noun
lopáta f
Inflection
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The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks. |
| Feminine, a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | lopáta | ||
| gen. sing. | lopáte | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
lopáta | lopáti | lopáte |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
lopáte | lopát | lopát |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
lopáti | lopátama | lopátam |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
lopáto | lopáti | lopáte |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
lopáti | lopátah | lopátah |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
lopáto | lopátama | lopátami |
References
- “lopata” in Slovar slovenskega knjižnega jezika, 1970-1991, Inštitut za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša: Ljubljana