veža

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See also: veza, vēža, and Vēža

Slovak[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *věža. Cognates include Polish wieża (tower), Slovene veža (hallway), Russian вежа (veža, caravan; tower). Related to viezť.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

veža f (genitive singular veže, nominative plural veže, genitive plural veží, declension pattern of ulica)

  1. tower
  2. (chess) rook

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Chess pieces in Slovak · šachové figurky (layout · text)
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kráľ dáma veža strelec jazdec pešiak

References[edit]

  • veža”, 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