kavka

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kavъka, which is onomatopoeic,[1] representing the bird’s voice.[2] Cognate with Polish kawka.

Pronunciation

Noun

kavka f

  1. jackdaw (bird) (Coloeus monedula)

Declension
Declension
singular plural
nominative kavka kavky
genitive kavky kavek
dative kavce kavkám
accusative kavku kavky
vocative kavko kavky
locative kavce kavkách
instrumental kavkou kavkami

Derived terms

References
  1. kavka in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
  2. "kavka" in Václav Machek, Etymologický slovník jazyka českého, second edition, Academia, 1968

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kavъka.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkáːwka/
  • Tonal orthography: kȃvka

Noun

kávka f (genitive kávke, nominative plural kávke)

  1. jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)

Declension
Declension of kávka (feminine, a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative kávka kávki kávke
accusative kávko kávki kávke
genitive kávke kávk kávk
dative kávki kávkama kávkam
locative kávki kávkah kávkah
instrumental kávko kávkama kávkami
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