тетива

тетива

Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *tętiva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɛˈtiva]

Noun

тетива • (tetiva) f

1. bowstring
2. tendon

Declension

Declension of тетива

	singular	plural
indefinite	тетива	тетиви
definite unspecified	тетивата	тетивите
definite proximal	тетивава	тетививе
definite distal	тетивана	тетивине
vocative	тетиво	тетиви

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic тѧтива (tętiva), from Proto-Slavic *tętiva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tʲɪtʲɪˈva]

Noun

тетива́ • (tetivá) f inan (genitive тетивы́, nominative plural тетивы́, genitive plural *тети́в)

1. bowstring

Declension

Declension of тетива́ (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-b) 

	singular	plural
nominative	тетива́ tetivá	тетивы́ tetivý
genitive	тетивы́ tetivý	*тети́в *tetív
dative	тетиве́ tetivé	тетива́м tetivám
accusative	тетиву́ tetivú	тетивы́ tetivý
instrumental	тетиво́й, тетиво́ю tetivój, tetivóju	тетива́ми tetivámi
prepositional	тетиве́ tetivé	тетива́х tetiváx

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “тетива”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *tętiva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tětiʋa/
• Hyphenation: те‧ти‧ва

Noun

тѐтива f (Latin spelling tètiva)

1. sinew, tendon
2. string (of a bow)
3. (geometry) chord

Declension

Declension of тетива

	singular	plural
nominative	тетива	тетиве
genitive	тетиве	тетива
dative	тетиви	тетивама
accusative	тетиву	тетиве
vocative	тетиво	тетиве
locative	тетиви	тетивама
instrumental	тетивом	тетивама