ostroha

Old Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈostroɣa/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈostroɦa/

Noun

ostroha f

  1. spur (implement for prodding a horse)
  2. (ornithology) spur (outgrowth of bone covered in a sheath of horn)

Declension

Further reading

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ostroga.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔstrɔɦa/, [ˈɔstrɔɦa]
  • Rhymes: -ɔɦa
  • Hyphenation: os‧tro‧ha

Noun

ostroha f (relational adjective ostrohový)

  1. spur (implement for prodding a horse)
  2. (ornithology) spur (outgrowth of bone covered in a sheath of horn)
  3. (botany) spur (outgrowth of tissue)
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