muva

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mùxa.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /mǔʋa/
    • Hyphenation: mu‧va

    Noun

    mùva f (Cyrillic spelling му̀ва)

    1. (regional Bosnia, Montenegro, Serbia) fly (insect)
    Declension
    Declension of muva
    singular plural
    nominative mùva mȕve
    genitive mùvē múvā
    dative mùvi mùvama
    accusative mùvu mȕve
    vocative mȕvo mȕve
    locative mùvi mùvama
    instrumental mùvōm mùvama

    Etymology 2

      Borrowed from Italian muffa.

      Alternative forms

      Noun

      muva f (Cyrillic spelling мува)

      1. wine that has gone bad
      Declension
      Declension of muva
      singular plural
      nominative muva muve
      genitive muve muva
      dative muvi muvama
      accusative muvu muve
      vocative muvo muve
      locative muvi muvama
      instrumental muvom muvama

      Etymology 3

        Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic млъва (mlŭva, “speech”).[1]

        Noun

        muva f (Cyrillic spelling мува)

        1. (rare, literary, archaic) noise (various sounds, usually unwanted)[1]
        Declension
        Declension of muva
        singular plural
        nominative muva muve
        genitive muve muva
        dative muvi muvama
        accusative muvu muve
        vocative muvo muve
        locative muvi muvama
        instrumental muvom muvama

        References

        1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Maretić, Tomislav (1911), "Rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika" Volume VII, p. 183
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