Vltava
English
Etymology
From Czech Vltava; cognate to Moldau, the German name for the river, and it is sometimes suggested that both words derive from Old High German wilt awa, wilt aha (“wild river”), corresponding to Proto-Germanic *wilþijaz (“wild”) + *ahwō (“water”);[1] older texts have spellings such as Fuldaha (in 872), Wultha (1113), Wlitaua (1125). (However, compare Ltava.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vəlˈtɑːvə/
Proper noun
Vltava
- A major river in the Czech Republic, tributary of the Elbe.
Translations
a major river in the Czech Republic
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References
- Naše řeč, volume 30 (1946), page 162: "Jméno Vltavy pochází z germánského Wilt-ahwa, což by v dnešní němčině znělo „Wild-ache" a znamenalo by „dravou vodu". Tak vyložil jméno Vltavy již Dobrovský, odmítaje naivní mínění Hájkovo,..."
Czech
Etymology
Said to be of Germanic origin, corresponding to Proto-Germanic *wilþijaz (“wild”) + *ahwō (“water”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvl̩tava]
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Vltava f
- Vltava (a major river in the Czech Republic)
Derived terms
- vltavský
References
- Šmilauer, Vladimír (1946). "O jménech našich řek" [Names of our rivers]. Naše řeč (in Czech). Institute of the Czech Language. 30 (9–10): 161–165.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Czech Vltava.
Proper noun
Vltava m
- Vltava (a river in the Czech Republic)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Czech Vltava.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋl̩͏̌taʋa/
Proper noun
Vl̀tava f (Cyrillic spelling Вл̀тава)
- Vltava (a river in the Czech Republic)
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvl̩tava]
Proper noun
Vltava f (genitive singular Vltavy, declension pattern of žena)
- Vltava (a major river in the Czech Republic)
Declension
Declension of Vltava
singulare tantum | |
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nominative | Vltava |
genitive | Vltavy |
dative | Vltave |
accusative | Vltavu |
locative | Vltave |
instrumental | Vltavou |
Derived terms
- vltavský
Slovene
Etymology
Borrowed from Czech Vltava.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋə́ltaʋa/
Proper noun
Vl̏tava f
- Vltava (a river in the Czech Republic)
Further reading
- “Vltava”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran