potvora

Czech

Etymology

From Old Czech potvora. po- +‎ tvořit.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈpotvora]
  • Hyphenation: po‧tvo‧ra

Noun

potvora f

  1. (derogatory, offensive) bitch, hussy (with the meaning of: A despicable or disagreeable, aggressive person, typically a woman)
  2. monster, horrible beast

Declension
Declension of potvora
singular plural
nominative potvora potvory
genitive potvory potvor
dative potvoře potvorám
accusative potvoru potvory
vocative potvoro potvory
locative potvoře potvorách
instrumental potvorou potvorami

References
  1. "potvora" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, Leda, 2015, →ISBN, page 492.

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

Old Czech

Etymology

From potvořiti.

Noun

potvora f

  1. monster, horrible beast

Declension
Declension (pattern žena)
singular dual plural
nominative potvora potvořě (potvoře) potvory
genitive potvory potvorú (potvorou) potvor
dative potvořě (potvoře) potvorama, potvoroma potvorám
accusative potvoru potvořě (potvoře) potvory
vocative potvoro potvořě (potvoře) potvory
locative potvořě (potvoře) potvorú (potvorou) potvorách
instrumental potvorú (potvorou) potvorama, potvoroma potvorami

Descendants
  • Czech: potvora

Further reading

Slovak

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈpotvora]

Noun

potvora f (genitive singular potvory, nominative plural potvory, genitive plural potvor, declension pattern of žena)

  1. (derogatory, offensive) bitch, hussy (with the meaning of: A despicable or disagreeable, aggressive person, typically a woman)
  2. monster, horrible beast

Declension
Declension of potvora
singular plural
nominative potvora potvory
genitive potvory potvor
dative potvore potvorám
accusative potvoru potvory
locative potvore potvorách
instrumental potvorou potvorami

References
  • potvora in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
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