zviera
Slovak
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *zvě̄rę̀.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzvi̯ɛra/
Noun
zviera n (genitive singular zvieraťa, nominative plural zvieratá, genitive plural zvierat, declension pattern of dievča)
- animal, beast
Declension
Declension of zviera
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | zviera | zvieratá |
| genitive | zvieraťa | zvierat |
| dative | zvieraťu | zvieratám |
| accusative | zviera | zvieratá |
| locative | zvierati | zvieratách |
| instrumental | zvieraťom | zvieratami |
Derived terms
- zvierací
- zvieratko
- zvieratstvo
References
- Verweij, Arno (1994), “Quantity Patterns of Substantives in Czech and Slovak”, in Dutch Contributions to the Eleventh International Congress of Slavists, Bratislava (Studies in Slavic and General Linguistics), volume 22, Editions Rodopi B.V., page 553-554
Further reading
- zviera in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk