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Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
ručka f
- diminutive of ruka: small hand (body part)
Declension
Declension of ručka (hard feminine reducible)
Noun
ručka f
- anything similar to a small hand:
- handle (e.g. of a purse)
- arm (of a chair)
- hand (of a watch)
- handset
Usage notes
- The instrumental plural form ručkama is used when talking about a body part, while the form ručkami is used figuratively about things similar to a hand. When ručkama is used, associated adjectives also use forms ending in -ma instead of normal -mi.
Declension
Declension of ručka (hard feminine reducible)
Further reading
- “ručka”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “ručka”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “ručka”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From rúka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rût͡ʃka/
- Hyphenation: ruč‧ka
Noun
rȕčka f (Cyrillic spelling ру̏чка)
- handle, helve, haft, handhold
Declension
References
- “ručka”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024