červ
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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech črv, from Proto-Slavic *čьrvь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kírmis, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷŕ̥mis.
Pronunciation
Noun
červ m anim
- worm (animal)
- maggot (soft, legless fly larva that often eats decomposing organic matter)
- worm, maggot (contemptible or devious being)
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “červ”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “červ”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “červ”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьrvь, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷr̥mis (“worm”).
Pronunciation
Noun
červ m animal (genitive singular červa, nominative plural červy, genitive plural červov)
Declension
Declension of červ
Derived terms
Further reading
- “červ”, 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