povraz

Old Czech

Alternative forms

provaz, provraz

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *povorzъ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈpoʋraz/
IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈpovras/

Noun

povraz m inan

rope, cord

Declension

Declension of povraz (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	povraz	povrazy	povrazi, povrazové
genitive	povraza, povrazu	povrazú	povrazóv
dative	povrazu	povrazoma	povrazóm
accusative	povraz	povrazy	povrazy
vocative	povraze	povrazy	povrazi, povrazové
locative	povrazě, povrazu	povrazú	povraziech
instrumental	povrazem	povrazoma	povrazy

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Derived terms

povrázek

Descendants

Czech: provaz

Further reading

Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “povraz”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *povorzъ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈpɔvras]

Noun

povraz m inan (relational adjective povrazový, diminutive povrázok or povrážtek)

rope

Declension

Declension of *povraz*
(pattern *dub*)
	singular	plural
nominative	povraz	povrazy
genitive	povrazu	povrazov
dative	povrazu	povrazom
accusative	povraz	povrazy
locative	povraze	povrazoch
instrumental	povrazom	povrazmi

Further reading

“povraz”, 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