slíva

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See also: sliva, Sliva, and Slíva

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech slíva, from Proto-Slavic *sliva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *slīˀwā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₃y-.

Pronunciation

Noun

slíva f (related adjective slívový, diminutive slivka or slívka)

  1. plum

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
nouns

See also

Further reading

  • slíva”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • slíva”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • slíva”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sliva.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈsliːʋa/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈsliːva/

Noun

slíva f

  1. plum
  2. plum tree

Declension

Descendants

  • Czech: slíva

Further reading