obmena
Slovak
Etymology
Deverbal from obmeniť (“to modify slightly”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔbmena/, [ˈɔbmena]
- Rhymes: -ena
- Hyphenation: ob‧me‧na
Noun
obmena f
- replacement, turnover, renewal (a partial or small change or substitution of people or things within a larger whole)
- Synonyms: výmena, obnovenie
- Plánujeme postupnú obmenu vozového parku a výpočtovej techniky. ― We are planning a gradual replacement of the vehicle fleet and computer equipment.
- variation, modification, version (a slightly changed form, appearance, or variant of something existing)
- Synonyms: modifikácia, variácia, variant, mutácia
- Skladateľ predstavil zaujímavú obmenu hlavnej hudobnej myšlienky. ― The composer presented an interesting variation of the main musical idea.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | obmena | obmeny |
| genitive | obmeny | obmien |
| dative | obmene | obmenám |
| accusative | obmenu | obmeny |
| locative | obmene | obmenách |
| instrumental | obmenou | obmenami |
Further reading
- “obmena”, 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