kolčava

Czech

Etymology

Unclear; possibly cognate with klát (“to strike, stab, spike”) from Proto-Slavic *kolti ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂-.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkolt͡ʃava]

Noun

kolčava f

  1. least weasel (Mustela nivalis)

Declension

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Derived terms

References
  1. Rejzek, Jiří (2015), “kolčava”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN

Further reading
  • kolčava in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • kolčava in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
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