drvo

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech drva (“plural form of dřěvo”), from Proto-Slavic *drъvo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdr̩vo]

Noun

drvo n

1. (dialectal) Alternative form of dřevo

Declension

Declension of drvo (hard neuter)

	singular	plural
nominative	drvo	drva
genitive	drva	drv
dative	drvu	drvům
accusative	drvo	drva
vocative	drvo	drva
locative	drvu	drvech
instrumental	drvem	drvy

Further reading

• “drvo”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “drvo”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *drъvo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dr̩̂ʋo/
• Hyphenation: dr‧vo

Noun

dȑvo n (Cyrillic spelling др̏во, diminutive dŕvce)

1. tree

   pijan kao drvo ― drunk like a tree

   sjediti drvo na drvo ― be dumb as a rock

2. (material) wood

   da kucnem o drvo ― knock on wood

3. timber

Declension

Declension of drvo

	singular	plural
nominative	dȑvo	drvèta
genitive	dȑveta	drvèta
dative	dȑvetu	drvètima
accusative	dȑvo	drvèta
vocative	dȑvo	drvèta
locative	dȑvetu	drvètima
instrumental	dȑvetom	drvètima

Synonyms

• (Croatia) drijevo, drevo, drivo

Related terms

• dr̀vēće
• dȓvlje
• drven

Further reading

• “drvo”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024