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Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tętiva.
Pronunciation
Noun
тетива • (tetiva) f
- bowstring
- tendon
Declension
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic тѧтива (tętiva), from Proto-Slavic *tętiva.
Pronunciation
Noun
тетива́ • (tetivá) f inan (genitive тетивы́, nominative plural тетивы́, genitive plural *тети́в)
- bowstring
Declension
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “тетива”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tętiva.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tětiʋa/
- Hyphenation: те‧ти‧ва
Noun
тѐтива f (Latin spelling tètiva)
- sinew, tendon
- string (of a bow)
- (geometry) chord
Declension