vetva

Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic. Cognates include Bulgarian вейка (vejka) and ветва (vetva), Russian ветвь (vetvʹ), Slovene veja. Non-Slavic cognates include Latin vītis (“vine”), German Weide (“willow”), Old Prussian witwan (willow), Persian بید‎ (bid, “willow”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛtva/

Noun

vetva f (genitive singular vetvy, nominative plural vetvy, genitive plural vetiev, declension pattern of žena)

  1. branch

Declension
Declension of vetva
singular plural
nominative vetva vetvy
genitive vetvy vetiev
dative vetve vetvám
accusative vetvu vetvy
locative vetve vetvách
instrumental vetvou vetvami

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • vetvový
  • vetvička

Further reading
  • vetva in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk
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