päta

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Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pęta. Cognate with Bulgarian пета́ (petá), Slovene pêta, Russian пята́ (pjatá), Czech pata. Non-Slavic cognates include Pashto پونده (pūndaʿh, heel) and Old Prussian pentis.

Pronunciation

Noun

päta f (related adjective pätový or pätný, diminutive pätka or pätička or pätôčka)

  1. (anatomy) heel

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Further reading

  • päta”, 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