predstava

pred- +‎ stati, maybe a calque to German Vorstellung. Compare Czech představa.

• IPA^(key): /prêːdstaʋa/
• Hyphenation: pred‧sta‧va

prȇdstava f (Cyrillic spelling пре̑дстава)

1. show (theatre, cinema)

   Uživaj u predstavi! ― Enjoy the show!

2. notion, image (mental picture)

• “predstava”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Deverbal from predstaviť.

• IPA^(key): /pret͡stava/, [ˈpret͡staʋa]
• Rhymes: -ava
• Hyphenation: pred‧sta‧va

predstava f (relational adjective predstavový)

1. image, representation, recollection (a sensory mental image of phenomena from the external world created in the mind based on memory)

   Keď zatvorím oči, v mysli sa mi okamžite vynorí jasná predstava domova. ― When I close my eyes, a clear image of home immediately emerges in my mind.

2. notion, concept, idea, assumption (a person's understanding, opinion, or belief about something)

   Synonyms: poňatie, názor, domnienka

   Náboženské predstavy o stvorení sveta sa v rôznych kultúrach výrazne líšia. ― Religious concepts of the creation of the world vary significantly across different cultures.

3. vision, fantasy, imagination (an image or vision of something created in the mind through imagination or daydreaming)

   Synonyms: vidina, fantázia

   Moje vábne predstavy o pokojnom dôchodku na vidieku sa náhle rozplynuli. ― My enticing visions of a peaceful retirement in the countryside suddenly vanished.

• “predstava”, 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