летва

Bulgarian

Etymology

Equivalent to German Latte + -ва (-va), probably via Serbo-Croatian ле̏тва (“id.”). The fronting of Germ. -a- > -e- probably occurred on Serbo-Croatian soil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛtvɐ]

Noun

ле́тва • (létva) f (relational adjective ле́твен, diminutive ле́твичка)

1. lath

Conjugation

Declension of ле́тва

	singular	plural
indefinite	ле́тва létva	ле́тви létvi
definite	ле́твата létvata	ле́твите létvite

Derived terms

• ле́тка (létka, “plank”) (dialectal)

Related terms

• лост (lost, “lever, bar”)

References

• “летва”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “летва”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “летва”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 373

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛtva]

Noun

летва • (letva) f (diminutive летвиче)

1. lath
2. (slang) very drunk person

Declension

Declension of летва

	singular	plural
indefinite	летва (letva)	летви (letvi)
definite unspecified	летвата (letvata)	летвите (letvite)
definite proximal	летвава (letvava)	летвиве (letvive)
definite distal	летвана (letvana)	летвине (letvine)
vocative	летво (letvo)	летви (letvi)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Middle High German Latte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lêtʋa/
• Hyphenation: лет‧ва

Noun

ле̏тва f (Latin spelling lȅtva)

1. lath

Declension

Declension of летва

	singular	plural
nominative	ле̏тва	летве
genitive	летве	ле̏та̄ва̄/ле̏твӣ
dative	летви	летвама
accusative	летву	летве
vocative	летво	летве
locative	летви	летвама
instrumental	летвом	летвама

References

• “летва”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025