dratva

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Czech dratva, from Middle High German drāt (wire, thread) or German Draht (wire, thread) + Old Czech -va. Cognate with Polish dratwa, drut, Hungarian drót.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdratva]

Noun

dratva f (diminutive dratvička)

  1. twine (strong thread)

Declension

adjective
  • dratvový

Further reading

  • dratva”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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