čavao
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Italian chiavello, from Latin clavis.
Noun
čȁvao m (Cyrillic spelling ча̏вао)
- (Croatia) nail (metal fastener)
- Zakucao je dva-tri čavla da jače drži ― He nailed two or three nails so that it would hold longer.
Declension
Declension of čavao
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | čȁvao | čavli |
| genitive | čȃvla | čavala |
| dative | čavlu | čavlima |
| accusative | čavao | čavle |
| vocative | čavle | čavli |
| locative | čavlu | čavlima |
| instrumental | čavlom | čavlima |
Quotations
- For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:čavao.
Synonyms
- (Bosnian, Serbian): èkser
- (Chakavian, Montenegrin): brokva