houžev

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gǫžьvь, from Proto-Indo-European *gengʰ- (“to turn, wind, braid, weave”); cognate of Polish gązwa (“twig”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɦou̯ʒɛf]
  • Hyphenation: hou‧žev

Noun

houžev f

  1. withe, withy

Declension
Declension of houžev (soft zero-ending feminine reducible)
singular plural
nominative houžev houžve
genitive houžve houžví
dative houžvi houžvím
accusative houžev houžve
vocative houžvi houžve
locative houžvi houžvích
instrumental houžví houžvemi

Derived terms
  • houževnatý
  • houžvička

References
  1. Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 380

Further reading
  • houžev in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • houžev in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • houžev in Internetová jazyková příručka
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