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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech vír, from Proto-Slavic *virъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
vír m inan
- whirlpool
Declension
Declension of vír (hard masculine inanimate)
Related terms
Further reading
- vír in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- vír in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- vír in Internetová jazyková příručka
Icelandic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wīraz (“wire”) from Proto-Indo-European *weyro- (“a twist, thread, cord, wire”), from Proto-Indo-European *wey- (“to turn, twist, weave, plait”).
Noun
vír m (genitive singular vírs, nominative plural vírar)
- wire
Declension
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