vteřina

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Etymology

From an archaic Czech word vterý (“second”) +‎ -ina. Compare Russian второ́й (vtorój). Related to úterý (“Tuesday”).

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Noun

vteřina f (related adjective vteřinový)

  1. arcsecond, second (unit of angle)
  2. (colloquial) second (SI unit of time)
    Synonym: sekunda
  3. (colloquial) second (short, indeterminate amount of time)

Declension

Declension of vteřina (hard feminine)
singular plural
nominative vteřina vteřiny
genitive vteřiny vteřin
dative vteřině vteřinám
accusative vteřinu vteřiny
vocative vteřino vteřiny
locative vteřině vteřinách
instrumental vteřinou vteřinami

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Further reading

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