uzda

Czech

A horse head with an uzda

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech uzda, from Proto-Slavic *uzda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈuzda]

Noun

uzda f (diminutive uzdička or uzdečka)

1. bridle (headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins)

Declension

Declension of uzda (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	uzda	uzdy
genitive	uzdy	uzd
dative	uzdě	uzdám
accusative	uzdu	uzdy
vocative	uzdo	uzdy
locative	uzdě	uzdách
instrumental	uzdou	uzdami

Derived terms

adjectives

• bezuzdný
• bezuzdý

Further reading

• “uzda”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “uzda”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “uzda”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Polish

Alternative forms

• ûzda (Eastern Lublin, Zamość County)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish uzda, from Proto-Slavic *uzda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuz.da/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -uzda
• Syllabification: uz‧da

Noun

uzda f (diminutive uzdeczka or (dialectal) uździonka)

1. bridle (headgear with which a horse is directed)

   Synonym: ogłowie

Declension

Declension of uzda

	singular	plural
nominative	uzda	uzdy
genitive	uzdy	uzd
dative	uździe	uzdom
accusative	uzdę	uzdy
instrumental	uzdą	uzdami
locative	uździe	uzdach
vocative	uzdo	uzdy

Further reading

• uzda in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• uzda in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

A horse head with an uzda

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *uzda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǔːzda/
• Hyphenation: uz‧da

Noun

úzda f (Cyrillic spelling у́зда)

1. (usually in the plural) bridle, rein

Declension

Declension of uzda

	singular	plural
nominative	uzda	uzde
genitive	uzde	úzdā / úzdī
dative	uzdi	uzdama
accusative	uzdu	uzde
vocative	uzdo	uzde
locative	uzdi	uzdama
instrumental	uzdom	uzdama

Derived terms

adjectives

• pouzdan

Further reading

• “uzda”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026