kravata
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from German Krawatte, from French cravate, from Serbo-Croatian Hr̀vāt (“Croat”). Named after a tied neckerchief worn by Croatian soldiers in the 17th century.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkravata]
Noun
kravata f
Declension
References
- ^ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “kravata”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda
- ^ Václav Machek (1968) Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia
Further reading
- “kravata”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “kravata”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “kravata”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Krawatte, from French cravate, from Serbo-Croatian Hr̀vāt. Doublet of Hrvat.
Noun
kravàta f (Cyrillic spelling крава̀та)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kravàta | kravate |
| genitive | kravate | kravátā |
| dative | kravati | kravatama |
| accusative | kravatu | kravate |
| vocative | kravato | kravate |
| locative | kravati | kravatama |
| instrumental | kravatom | kravatama |
Synonyms
Slovak
Etymology
Borrowed from German Krawatte, from French cravate, from Serbo-Croatian Hr̀vāt (“Croat”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkravata]
Noun
kravata f (relational adjective kravatový)
- necktie
- Synonym: viazanka
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kravata | kravaty |
| genitive | kravaty | kravát |
| dative | kravate | kravatám |
| accusative | kravatu | kravaty |
| locative | kravate | kravatách |
| instrumental | kravatou | kravatami |
Further reading
- “kravata”, 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
Turkish
Noun
kravata
- dative singular of kravat