podstavec

Czech

Etymology

From podstavit +‎ -ec.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpotstavɛt͡s]

Noun

podstavec m inan

  1. pedestal (the base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp, or the like)

Declension

Further reading

Slovak

Etymology

From podstav(iť) (to place under, to support) +‎ -ec.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔt͡stavet͡s/, [ˈpɔt͡staʋet͡s]
  • Rhymes: -avet͡s
  • Hyphenation: pod‧sta‧vec

Noun

podstavec m inan (relational adjective podstavcový, diminutive podstavček)

  1. base, pedestal, stand, plinth (an object or structure onto which something else is placed, mounted, or fastened for support or display)
    Synonyms: sokel, podnož, podnožka, podstava, podklad
    Vzácna bronzová socha bola umiestnená na vysokom žulovom podstavci.The rare bronze statue was placed on a high granite pedestal.

Declension

Declension of podstavec
(pattern stroj)
singularplural
nominativepodstavecpodstavce
genitivepodstavcapodstavcov
dativepodstavcupodstavcom
accusativepodstavecpodstavce
locativepodstavcipodstavcoch
instrumentalpodstavcompodstavcami

Further reading

  • podstavec”, 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