škrkavka

Czech

Etymology

Uncertain, possible cognate with Ancient Greek ἀσκαρίς (askarís) with further etymology unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃkr̩kafka]
• Hyphenation: škr‧kav‧ka
• Rhymes: -afka

Noun

škrkavka f

1. any of certain roundworms

Declension

Declension of škrkavka (hard feminine reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	škrkavka	škrkavky
genitive	škrkavky	škrkavek
dative	škrkavce	škrkavkám
accusative	škrkavku	škrkavky
vocative	škrkavko	škrkavky
locative	škrkavce	škrkavkách
instrumental	škrkavkou	škrkavkami

See also

• hlíst

Further reading

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

Slovak

Etymology

Uncertain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃkr̩kavka]

Noun

škrkavka f (genitive singular škrkavky, nominative plural škrkavky, genitive plural škrkaviek, declension pattern of žena)

1. any of certain roundworms

Declension

Declension of škrkavka

	singular	plural
nominative	škrkavka	škrkavky
genitive	škrkavky	škrkaviek
dative	škrkavke	škrkavkám
accusative	škrkavku	škrkavky
locative	škrkavke	škrkavkách
instrumental	škrkavkou	škrkavkami

References

• “škrkavka”, 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