котва
Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *koty (v-stem). Synchronically, either from кот (kot, “tomcat”) + -ва (-va) (due to the similarity between anchors and cat's claws) or from obsolete кота́я (kotája, “to hoop, to distort”) + -ва (-va) (in reference to the U-shape of most anchors).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkɔtvə]
Noun
ко́тва • (kótva) f
- anchor (tool to hook a vessel into sea bottom)
Declension
Declension of ко́тва
singular | plural | |
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indefinite | ко́тва kótva | ко́тви kótvi |
definite | ко́твата kótvata | ко́твите kótvite |
References
- котва in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
- котва in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *koty.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkɔtva]
Audio (file)
Noun
котва • (kotva) f
- anchor
Declension
Declension of котва
singular | plural | |
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indefinite | котва | котви |
definite unspecified | котвата | котвите |
definite proximal | котвава | котвиве |
definite distal | котвана | котвине |
vocative | котво | котви |
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *koty.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kôtʋa/
- Hyphenation: кот‧ва
Noun
ко̏тва f (Latin spelling kȍtva)
- (nautical) anchor
- Synonym: сидро
Declension
Declension of котва
singular | plural | |
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nominative | ко̏тва | котве |
genitive | котве | ко̏та̄ва̄ / ко̏твӣ |
dative | котви | котвама |
accusative | котву | котве |
vocative | котво | котве |
locative | котви | котвама |
instrumental | котвом | котвама |