provaz

provaz

See also: provaž

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech provaz, from Proto-Slavic *povorzъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈprovas]
• Hyphenation: pro‧vaz

Noun

provaz m inan

1. rope, cord
2. (gymnastics etc) the splits

Declension

Declension of provaz

	singular	plural
nominative	provaz	provazy
genitive	provazu	provazů
dative	provazu	provazům
accusative	provaz	provazy
vocative	provaze	provazy
locative	provazu, provaze	provazech
instrumental	provazem	provazy

Derived terms

• provázek
• provaziště
• provazník

Further reading

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

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Old Czech

Alternative forms

• povraz, provraz

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *povorzъ.

Noun

provaz m

1. rope, cord

Declension

Declension (pattern dub)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	provaz	provaza, provazy	provazi, provazové (provazoví), provazy
genitive	provaza, provazu	provazú (provazou)	provazóv (provazuov, provazů), provaz
dative	provazu, provazovi	provazoma, provazama	provazóm (provazuom, provazům)
accusative	provaz, provaza	provaza, provazy	provazy
vocative	provaze	provaza, provazy	provazi, provazové (provazoví), provazy
locative	provazě (provaze), provazu, provazovi	provazú (provazou)	provaziech (provazích), provazech, provazách
instrumental	provazem	provazoma, provazama	provazy, provazmi, provazami

Derived terms

• provázek

Descendants

• Czech: provaz

Further reading

• “provaz”, in Vokabulář webový: webové hnízdo pramenů k poznání historické češtiny [online], Praha: Ústav pro jazyk český AV ČR, 2006–2023