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Etymology

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Unclear; possibly cognate with klát (to strike, stab, spike) from Proto-Slavic *kolti, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂-.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kolčava f (related adjective kolčaví, diminutive kolčavka)

  1. least weasel (Mustela nivalis)

Declension

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Derived terms

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nouns

References

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  1. ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “kolčava”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN

Further reading

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  • kolčava”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • kolčava”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • kolčava”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Old Czech

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈkoɫt͡ʃaʋa/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈkolt͡ʃava/

Noun

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kolčava f

  1. least weasel (Mustela nivalis)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Czech: kolčava

Further reading

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Old Slovak

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Czech kolčava. First attested in the 17th century.

Noun

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kolčava f (related adjective kolčavový or kolčaví)

  1. least weasel (Mustela nivalis)

Further reading

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  • Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “kolčava”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC
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