ančovička

Czech

Etymology

Tracing back to Ligurian anciôa, from Vulgar Latin *apiuva, from Latin aphyē (“small fry”), borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀφύη (aphúē). Suffixed with -ička. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. borrowed via which language?

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈant͡ʃovɪt͡ʃka]
  • Rhymes: -ɪtʃka
  • Hyphenation: an‧čo‧vič‧ka

Noun

ančovička f

  1. anchovy
    Synonym: sardel f

Declension
Declension of ančovička (hard feminine reducible)
singular plural
nominative ančovička ančovičky
genitive ančovičky ančoviček
dative ančovičce ančovičkám
accusative ančovičku ančovičky
vocative ančovičko ančovičky
locative ančovičce ančovičkách
instrumental ančovičkou ančovičkami

Further reading
  • ančovička in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • ančovička in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
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