cievka

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *cěvъka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡si̯evka]

Noun

cievka f (genitive singular cievky, nominative plural cievky, genitive plural cievok, declension pattern of žena)

1. Diminutive of cieva.
2. spool
3. (electronics) inductor
4. (medicine) catheter

   Synonym: katéter

Declension

Declension of cievka

	singular	plural
nominative	cievka	cievky
genitive	cievky	cievok
dative	cievke	cievkám
accusative	cievku	cievky
locative	cievke	cievkách
instrumental	cievkou	cievkami

Further reading

• “cievka”, 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, 2024