odmena
Slovak
Etymology
Deverbal from odmeniť (“to reward”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔdmena/, [ˈɔdmena]
- Rhymes: -ena
- Hyphenation: od‧me‧na
Noun
odmena f (relational adjective odmenový)
- reward, award, recompense (material or symbolic appreciation for a meritorious activity, service, or effort)
- Synonyms: ocenenie, odplata
- Víťaz literárnej súťaže získa hodnotnú vecnú odmenu. ― The winner of the literary competition will receive a valuable material award.
- (usually in the plural, economics) bonuses, premiums (supplementary financial sum provided to an employee for increased performance, quality, or savings)
- Synonym: prémie
- Členovia správnej rady si vyplatili vysoké osobné odmeny. ― Members of the board of directors paid themselves high personal bonuses.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | odmena | odmeny |
| genitive | odmeny | odmien |
| dative | odmene | odmenám |
| accusative | odmenu | odmeny |
| locative | odmene | odmenách |
| instrumental | odmenou | odmenami |
Further reading
- “odmena”, 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