veličina
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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *veličina.
Pronunciation
Noun
veličina f
- quantity
- skalární veličina ― scalar quantity
- vektorová veličina ― vector quantity
- big name (notable person)
- 1925, Jaroslav Hašek, Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka za světové války:
- Poručík Dub se zastavil a vypravil ze sebe: "Marocký sultán? To je odbytá veličina, utřel si pot z čela, a dívaje se zakalenýma očima na Švejka, zabručel: "Takhle jsem se ani v zimě nepotil. Souhlasíte s tím? Rozumíte mně?"
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Declension
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “veličina”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “veličina”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “veličina”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *veličina.
Pronunciation
Noun
veličìna f (Cyrillic spelling величѝна)
Declension
Declension of veličina
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | veličìna | veličine |
| genitive | veličine | veličínā |
| dative | veličini | veličinama |
| accusative | veličinu | veličine |
| vocative | veličino | veličine |
| locative | veličini | veličinama |
| instrumental | veličinom | veličinama |
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *veličina.
Pronunciation
Noun
veličína f
- greatness, significance (of a person)
- (archaic) size
Inflection
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The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks. |
| Feminine, a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | veličína | ||
| gen. sing. | veličíne | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
veličína | veličíni | veličíne |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
veličíne | veličín | veličín |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
veličíni | veličínama | veličínam |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
veličíno | veličíni | veličíne |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
veličíni | veličínah | veličínah |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
veličíno | veličínama | veličínami |
Further reading
- “veličina”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024