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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech skýva/skýba, from Old High German sciba.
Pronunciation
Noun
skýva f
- slice (of bread)
- Synonym: krajíc
1884, Jan Neruda, chapter V, in Povídky malostranské:Jednou stála tu a jedla chleba s máslem. Dodal jsem si zase srdce a zastavil se. „Dala mně kousek,“ povídám. – „Tumal!“ řekla a ulomila skyvu. – „To já chci větší,“ škádlím galantně.- Once she was standing here eating bread and butter. I plucked up courage and stopped. "Give me a piece," I say. "Here you go!" She said, breaking a slice. "I want a bigger one," I tease her gallantly.
Declension
Declension of skýva (hard feminine)
Further reading
- “skýva”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
- “skýva”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “skýva”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)