ručička
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Czech[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ručička f
- Diminutive of ruka
Usage notes[edit]
The form ručičkama is used when talking about a body part, while the form ručičkami is used figuratively about things similar to a hand.
Declension[edit]
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- ručička in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- ručička in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- ručička in Internetová jazyková příručka
Slovak[edit]
Etymology[edit]
A double diminutive of ruka (“hand”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ručička f (genitive singular ručičky, nominative plural ručičky, genitive plural ručičiek, declension pattern of žena)
- a tiny little hand, such as a baby's hand
- (endearing) a woman's hand
- one of the two hands of an analog clock or watch
- the pointer of a measuring instrument, such as an analog voltmeter or a sphygmomanometer
Declension[edit]
Declension of ručička
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “ručička”, 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