krava
Latvian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *krewH- (“to heap up”).[1] Cognate with Lithuanian krūvà (“pile, heap”).
Noun
krava f (4th declension)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | krava | kravas |
| genitive | kravas | kravu |
| dative | kravai | kravām |
| accusative | kravu | kravas |
| instrumental | kravu | kravām |
| locative | kravā | kravās |
| vocative | krava | kravas |
Related terms
- kraut (“to pile, to stack”)
- kravāt (“to pack”)
References
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “616-17”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 616-17
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Noun
krava n
- definite plural of krav
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
krava n
- definite plural of krav
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *korva.[1] First attested in the 16th century.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - IPA(key): /krâʋa/
- Hyphenation: kra‧va
Noun
krȁva f (Cyrillic spelling кра̏ва)
- cow (mammal)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | krava | krave |
| genitive | krave | krava |
| dative | kravi | kravama |
| accusative | kravu | krave |
| vocative | kravo | krave |
| locative | kravi | kravama |
| instrumental | kravom | kravama |
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2016) “krȁva”, in Dunja Brozović Rončević, Dubravka Ivšić Majić, Tijmen Pronk, editors, Etimološki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika [Etymological dictionary of the Croatian language] (in Serbo-Croatian), volumes I: A—Nj, Zagreb: Institut za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje, page 497
Slavomolisano
Etymology
From Serbo-Croatian krava.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /krâvḁ/
Noun
krava f
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | krava |
krave |
| genitive | krave |
krav |
| dative | kravu |
kravami |
| accusative | kravu |
krave |
| locative | kravu |
krave |
| instrumental | kravom |
kravami |
References
- Walter Breu and Giovanni Piccoli (2000), Dizionario croato molisano di Acquaviva Collecroce: Dizionario plurilingue della lingua slava della minoranza di provenienza dalmata di Acquaviva Collecroce in Provincia di Campobasso (Parte grammaticale)., pp. 399
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *korva
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkrava]
Audio: (file)
Noun
krava f (relational adjective kravský, diminutive kravička or kravka)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | krava | kravy |
| genitive | kravy | kráv |
| dative | krave | kravám |
| accusative | kravu | kravy |
| locative | krave | kravách |
| instrumental | kravou | kravami |
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “krava”, 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, 2003–2025
Slovene
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *korva
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kràːʋa/
Noun
kráva f
Declension
| Feminine, a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | kráva | ||
| gen. sing. | kráve | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
kráva | krávi | kráve |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
kráve | kráv | kráv |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
krávi | krávama | krávam |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
krávo | krávi | kráve |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
krávi | krávah | krávah |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
krávo | krávama | krávami |
Related terms
Further reading
- “krava”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025