ostroha
Old Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
ostroha f
- spur (implement for prodding a horse)
- (ornithology) spur (outgrowth of bone covered in a sheath of horn)
Declension
Declension of ostroha (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ostroha | ostrozě | ostrohy |
| genitive | ostrohy | ostrohú | ostroh |
| dative | ostrozě | ostrohama | ostrohám |
| accusative | ostrohu | ostrozě | ostrohy |
| vocative | ostroho | ostrozě | ostrohy |
| locative | ostrozě | ostrohú | ostrohách |
| instrumental | ostrohú | ostrohama | ostrohami |
Further reading
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “ostroha”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ostroga.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔstrɔɦa/, [ˈɔstrɔɦa]
- Rhymes: -ɔɦa
- Hyphenation: os‧tro‧ha
Noun
ostroha f (relational adjective ostrohový)
- spur (implement for prodding a horse)
- (ornithology) spur (outgrowth of bone covered in a sheath of horn)
- (botany) spur (outgrowth of tissue)
Related terms
noun
- ostrôžka
Further reading
- “ostroha”, 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