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Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *větvь. Cognates include Bulgarian ветва (vetva), Russian ветвь (vetvʹ), Old Polish wiećw. Non-Slavic cognates include Latin vītis (“vine”), German Weide (“willow”), Old Prussian witwan (willow), Persian بید (bid, “willow”).
Pronunciation
Noun
vetva f (related adjective vetvový, diminutive vetvička or vetievka)
- branch
- Synonym: konár
Declension
Declension of
vetva (pattern
žena)
Further reading
- “vetva”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024