kravata

kravata

Czech

kravaty

Etymology

Borrowed from German Krawatte, from French cravate, from Serbo-Croatian Hr̀vāt (“Croat”). Named after a tied neckerchief worn by Croatian soldiers in the 17th century.[1][2]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkravata]

Noun

kravata f

1. tie, necktie

   Synonym: vázanka

2. (martial arts) chokehold, headlock

Declension

Declension of kravata

	singular	plural
nominative	kravata	kravaty
genitive	kravaty	kravat
dative	kravatě	kravatám
accusative	kravatu	kravaty
vocative	kravato	kravaty
locative	kravatě	kravatách
instrumental	kravatou	kravatami

References

1. "kravata" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
2. Machek, Václav (1968) Etymologický slovník jazyka českého, 2nd edition, Prague: Academia

Further reading

• kravata in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• kravata in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• kravata in Internetová jazyková příručka

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Serbo-Croatian

Noun

kravàta f (Cyrillic spelling крава̀та)

1. tie

Declension

Declension of kravata

	singular	plural
nominative	kravàta	kravate
genitive	kravate	kravátā
dative	kravati	kravatama
accusative	kravatu	kravate
vocative	kravato	kravate
locative	kravati	kravatama
instrumental	kravatom	kravatama

Synonyms

• (Croatia) hrvatka, vezanka, krasovez

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Slovak

Etymology

From German Krawatte, from French cravate, from Serbo-Croatian Hr̀vāt (“Croat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkravata/

Noun

kravata f (genitive singular kravaty, nominative plural kravaty, genitive plural kravát, declension pattern of žena)

1. necktie

Declension

Declension of kravata

	singular	plural
nominative	kravata	kravaty
genitive	kravaty	kravát
dative	kravate	kravatám
accusative	kravatu	kravaty
locative	kravate	kravatách
instrumental	kravatou	kravatami

Derived terms

• kravatový

Further reading

• kravata in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk