mrvica

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From mrva +‎ -ica. First attested in the 15th century.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mr̩̂ʋit͡sa/
  • Hyphenation: mr‧vi‧ca

Noun

mȑvica f (Cyrillic spelling мр̏вица)

  1. diminutive of mrva

Declension

Declension of mrvica
singular plural
nominative mrvica mrvice
genitive mrvice mrvica
dative mrvici mrvicama
accusative mrvicu mrvice
vocative mrvice / mrvico mrvice
locative mrvici mrvicama
instrumental mrvicom mrvicama

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko, Dunja Brozović Rončević, Dubravka Ivšić Majić, Tijmen Pronk (2016), “mrva”, in Matasović, Ranko, editor, Etimološki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika [Etymological dictionary of the Croatian language] (in Serbo-Croatian), volume I: A – Nj, Zagreb: Institut za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje, page 640

Further reading

  • “mrvica”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026
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