chůva

See also: chuva

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech chóva, from chovati. Related to chovat.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈxuːva]

Noun

chůva f

  1. nurse (woman who takes care of other people’s young)

Declension
Declension of chůva (hard feminine)
singular plural
nominative chůva chůvy
genitive chůvy chův
dative chůvě chůvám
accusative chůvu chůvy
vocative chůvo chůvy
locative chůvě chůvách
instrumental chůvou chůvami

Derived terms

Further reading
  • chůva in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • chůva in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • chůva in Internetová jazyková příručka
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