baterie

Czech

Etymology

First attested in the 18th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbatɛrɪjɛ]

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• Hyphenation: ba‧te‧rie

Noun

baterie f

1. battery (storage unit for electricity)

   Synonym: baterka

2. battery (coordinated group of artillery)
3. tap ((bathroom) tap - device for dispensing liquids)
4. battery (set of small cages for keeping of poultry)
5. an array of bottles

Declension

Declension of baterie (soft feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	baterie	baterie
genitive	baterie	baterií
dative	baterii	bateriím
accusative	baterii	baterie
vocative	baterie	baterie
locative	baterii	bateriích
instrumental	baterií	bateriemi

Derived terms

• baterka

Further reading

• “baterie”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “baterie”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Old French

Etymology

From the verb batre +‎ -ie, from Latin battuō (“I beat”).

Noun

baterie oblique singular, f (oblique plural bateries, nominative singular baterie, nominative plural bateries)

1. action of beating

Descendants

• English: battery
• French: batterie

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French batterie.

Noun

baterie f (plural baterii)

1. battery

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	baterie	bateria		baterii	bateriile
genitive-dative	baterii	bateriei		baterii	bateriilor
vocative	baterie, baterio			bateriilor