vrba
See also: Vrba and vŕba
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech vrba, from Proto-Slavic *vьrba.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvr̩ba]
Noun
vrba f
- willow (tree or shrub)
- good confidant
Declension
Declension of vrba
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | vrba | vrby |
| genitive | vrby | vrb |
| dative | vrbě | vrbám |
| accusative | vrbu | vrby |
| vocative | vrbo | vrby |
| locative | vrbě | vrbách |
| instrumental | vrbou | vrbami |
Derived terms
adjectives
- vrbičkový
- vrbový
nouns
- vrbička
- vrbka
- vrbovka
Further reading
- vrba in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- vrba in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- vrba in Internetová jazyková příručka
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *vьrba.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋřːba/
- Hyphenation: vr‧ba
Noun
vŕba f (Cyrillic spelling вр́ба)
- willow
- osier
Declension
Declension of vrba
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | vrba | vrbe |
| genitive | vrbe | vrbi |
| dative | vrbi | vrbama |
| accusative | vrbu | vrbe |
| vocative | vrbo | vrbe |
| locative | vrbi | vrbama |
| instrumental | vrbom | vrbama |
References
- “vrba” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *vьrba.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋə̀rba/
Noun
vŕba f
- willow (tree)
Inflection
| Feminine, a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | vŕba | ||
| gen. sing. | vŕbe | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) | vŕba | vŕbi | vŕbe |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) | vŕbe | vŕb | vŕb |
| dative (dajȃlnik) | vŕbi | vŕbama | vŕbam |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) | vŕbo | vŕbi | vŕbe |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) | vŕbi | vŕbah | vŕbah |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) | vŕbo | vŕbama | vŕbami |
Further reading
- “vrba”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran