Vltava
English
Etymology
From Czech Vltava; cognate to Moldau, the German name for the river, and it is sometimes suggested that both words derive from Old High German wilt awa, wilt aha (“wild river”), corresponding to Proto-Germanic *wilþijaz (“wild”) + *ahwō (“water”);[1] older texts have spellings such as Fuldaha (in 872), Wultha (1113), Wlitaua (1125). (However, compare Ltava.)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Vltava
- A major river in the Czech Republic, tributary of the Elbe.
Translations
a major river in the Czech Republic
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References
- ^ Naše řeč, volume 30 (1946), page 162: "Jméno Vltavy pochází z germánského Wilt-ahwa, což by v dnešní němčině znělo „Wild-ache" a znamenalo by „dravou vodu". Tak vyložil jméno Vltavy již Dobrovský, odmítaje naivní mínění Hájkovo,..."
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech Vltava. Said to be of Germanic origin, corresponding to Proto-Germanic *wilþijaz (“wild”) + *ahwō (“water”).[1]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Vltava f (related adjective vltavský)
- Vltava (a major river in the Czech Republic)
Declension
References
- ^ Šmilauer, Vladimír (1946). "O jménech našich řek" [Names of our rivers]. Naše řeč (in Czech). Institute of the Czech Language. 30 (9–10): 161–165.
Further reading
- “Vltava”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “Vltava”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “Vltava”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Portuguese
Etymology
Proper noun
Vltava m
- Vltava (a river in the Czech Republic)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Vl̀tava f (Cyrillic spelling Вл̀тава)
- Vltava (a river in the Czech Republic)
Slovak
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Vltava f (genitive singular Vltavy, declension pattern of žena)
- Vltava (a major river in the Czech Republic)
Declension
Declension of Vltava
Derived terms
Slovene
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Vl̏tava f
- Vltava (a river in the Czech Republic)
Further reading
- “Vltava”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
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