Vltava

English

Etymology

From Czech Vltava; cognate to Moldau, the German name for the river, and it is sometimes suggested that both words derive from Old High German wilt awa, wilt aha (wild river) (from Proto-Germanic *ahwō);[1] older texts have spellings such as Fuldaha (in 872), Wultha (1113), Wlitaua (1125). (However, compare Ltava.)

Proper noun

Vltava

  1. A major river in the Czech Republic.

Translations

References

  1. Naše řeč, volume 30 (1946), page 162: "Jméno Vltavy pochází z germánského Wilt-ahwa, což by v dnešní němčině znělo „Wild-ache" a znamenalo by „dravou vodu". Tak vyložil jméno Vltavy již Dobrovský, odmítaje naivní mínění Hájkovo,..."

Czech

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Vltava f

  1. Vltava (a major river in the Czech Republic)

Derived terms

  • vltavský

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Czech Vltava.

Proper noun

Vltava m

  1. Vltava (a river in the Czech Republic)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Czech Vltava.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋl̩ˇtaʋa/

Proper noun

Vl̀tava f (Cyrillic spelling Вл̀тава)

  1. Vltava (a river in the Czech Republic)

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋl̩taʋa/

Proper noun

Vltava f (genitive Vltavy) declension pattern žena

  1. Vltava (a major river in the Czech Republic)

Declension

Derived terms

  • vltavský

Slovene

Etymology

Borrowed from Czech Vltava.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋə́ltaʋa/

Proper noun

Vltava f (genitive [please provide])

  1. Vltava (a river in the Czech Republic)
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