chvojina
Old Slovak
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Slavic *xvojina
Old Slovak chvojina
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xvojina. By surface analysis, chvoj + -ina.
Noun
chvojina f
- (collective, uncountable) branches of coniferous trees
- Synonyms: čačina, čečina
Descendants
- Slovak: chvojina
Further reading
- Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “chvojina”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Old Slovak chvojina, from Proto-Slavic *xvojina. By surface analysis, chvoja + -ina.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xvɔjina/, [ˈxʋɔjina]
- Rhymes: -ina
- Hyphenation: chvo‧ji‧na
Noun
chvojina f (diminutive chvojinka)
- (collective, uncountable) branches of coniferous trees
- Synonyms: čačina, čečina
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | chvojina |
| genitive | chvojiny |
| dative | chvojine |
| accusative | chvojinu |
| locative | chvojine |
| instrumental | chvojinou |
Further reading
- “chvojina”, 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, 2003–2026