pochva

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech pochva, from Proto-Slavic *poxva.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈpoxva]
  • Hyphenation: poch‧va

Noun

pochva f

  1. scabbard
  2. vagina
    Synonym: vagína

Declension
Declension of pochva (hard feminine reducible)
singular plural
nominative pochva pochvy
genitive pochvy pochev
dative pochvě pochvám
accusative pochvu pochvy
vocative pochvo pochvy
locative pochvě pochvách
instrumental pochvou pochvami

Derived terms

See also

Further reading
  • pochva in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • pochva in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • pochva in Internetová jazyková příručka

Old Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *poxva.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈpoxʋa/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈpoxva/

Noun

pochva f

  1. scabbard

Declension
Declension of pochva (hard a-stem reducible)
singular dual plural
nominative pochva pochvě pochvy
genitive pochvy pochvú pochev
dative pochvě pochvama pochvám
accusative pochvu pochvě pochvy
vocative pochvo pochvě pochvy
locative pochvě pochvú pochvách
instrumental pochvú pochvama pochvami
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants
  • Czech: pochva

Further reading
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