vrba

See also: Vrba and vŕba

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech vrba, from Proto-Slavic *vьrba.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvr̩ba]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

vrba f (relational adjective vrbový)

  1. willow (tree or shrub)
  2. good confidant

Declension

Derived terms

adjectives
  • vrbičkový

Further reading

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vьrba.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈʋr̩ba/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈvr̩ba/

Noun

vrba f

  1. willow
    • 1376, Tomáš Štítný ze Štítného, Štítenský sborník klementinský[1]:
      Na vrbách prostřed Babylona ostali jsme, své hudby přístroje tu jako pověsivše, své húsli. To k rozumu svatý Augustin přivodě praví: Vrba jest dřevo neužitečné, nemá ovoce a jest křehké, a toho dřievie mnoho roste v Babyloně. I móžem vrbú neplodnú ovoce světského člověka rozuměti, ješto nenie ploden v šlechetnostech.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Descendants

  • Czech: vrba

Further reading

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vьrba.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋř̩ːba/
  • Hyphenation: vr‧ba

Noun

vŕba f (Cyrillic spelling вр́ба)

  1. willow
  2. osier

Declension

Declension of vrba
singular plural
nominative vrba vrbe
genitive vrbe vrbi
dative vrbi vrbama
accusative vrbu vrbe
vocative vrbo vrbe
locative vrbi vrbama
instrumental vrbom vrbama

References

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

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vьrba. First attested in the 16th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋə̀rba/

Noun

vŕba f

  1. willow (tree)

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing. vŕba
gen. sing. vŕbe
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
vŕba vŕbi vŕbe
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
vŕbe vŕb vŕb
dative
(dajȃlnik)
vŕbi vŕbama vŕbam
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
vŕbo vŕbi vŕbe
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
vŕbi vŕbah vŕbah
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
vŕbo vŕbama vŕbami

Further reading

  • vrba”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
  • vrba”, in Termania, Amebis
  • See also the general references