kolčava

Czech

Etymology

Unclear; possibly cognate with klát (“to strike, stab, spike”) from Proto-Slavic *kolti ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂-.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkolt͡ʃava]

Noun

kolčava f

  1. least weasel (Mustela nivalis)

Declension
Declension of kolčava (hard feminine)
singular plural
nominative kolčava kolčavy
genitive kolčavy kolčav
dative kolčavě kolčavám
accusative kolčavu kolčavy
vocative kolčavo kolčavy
locative kolčavě kolčavách
instrumental kolčavou kolčavami

Derived terms

References
  1. Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “kolčava”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN

Further reading
  • kolčava in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • kolčava in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
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