# kotva
## Czech
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *koty.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkotva]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: kot‧va

### Noun

kotva f
* (nautical) anchor

#### Related terms

* kotviště n
* kotvit

### Further reading

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

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kotva, from Proto-Uralic *kodwa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkotʋɑ/, [ˈko̞t̪ʋɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -otʋɑ
* Hyphenation: kot‧va

### Noun

kotva
* moment, short while (short period of time)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of kotva (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kotvani
kotvani
accusative
nom.
kotvani
kotvani
gen.
kotvani
genitive
kotvani
kotvieni kotvaini $^{rare}$
partitive
kotvaani
kotviani
inessive
kotvassani
kotvissani
elative
kotvastani
kotvistani
illative
kotvaani
kotviini
adessive
kotvallani
kotvillani
ablative
kotvaltani
kotviltani
allative
kotvalleni
kotvilleni
essive
kotvanani
kotvinani
translative
kotvakseni
kotvikseni
abessive
kotvattani
kotvittani
instructive
comitative
—kotvineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kotvasi
kotvasi
accusative
nom.
kotvasi
kotvasi
gen.
kotvasi
genitive
kotvasi
kotviesi kotvaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
kotvaasi
kotviasi
inessive
kotvassasi
kotvissasi
elative
kotvastasi
kotvistasi
illative
kotvaasi
kotviisi
adessive
kotvallasi
kotvillasi
ablative
kotvaltasi
kotviltasi
allative
kotvallesi
kotvillesi
essive
kotvanasi
kotvinasi
translative
kotvaksesi
kotviksesi
abessive
kotvattasi
kotvittasi
instructive
comitative
—kotvinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kotvamme
kotvamme
accusative
nom.
kotvamme
kotvamme
gen.
kotvamme
genitive
kotvamme
kotviemme kotvaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
kotvaamme
kotviamme
inessive
kotvassamme
kotvissamme
elative
kotvastamme
kotvistamme
illative
kotvaamme
kotviimme
adessive
kotvallamme
kotvillamme
ablative
kotvaltamme
kotviltamme
allative
kotvallemme
kotvillemme
essive
kotvanamme
kotvinamme
translative
kotvaksemme
kotviksemme
abessive
kotvattamme
kotvittamme
instructive
comitative
—kotvinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kotvanne
kotvanne
accusative
nom.
kotvanne
kotvanne
gen.
kotvanne
genitive
kotvanne
kotvienne kotvainne $^{rare}$
partitive
kotvaanne
kotvianne
inessive
kotvassanne
kotvissanne
elative
kotvastanne
kotvistanne
illative
kotvaanne
kotviinne
adessive
kotvallanne
kotvillanne
ablative
kotvaltanne
kotviltanne
allative
kotvallenne
kotvillenne
essive
kotvananne
kotvinanne
translative
kotvaksenne
kotviksenne
abessive
kotvattanne
kotvittanne
instructive
comitative
—kotvinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kotvansa
kotvansa
accusative
nom.
kotvansa
kotvansa
gen.
kotvansa
genitive
kotvansa
kotviensa kotvainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
kotvaansa
kotviaan kotviansa
inessive
kotvassaan kotvassansa
kotvissaan kotvissansa
elative
kotvastaan kotvastansa
kotvistaan kotvistansa
illative
kotvaansa
kotviinsa
adessive
kotvallaan kotvallansa
kotvillaan kotvillansa
ablative
kotvaltaan kotvaltansa
kotviltaan kotviltansa
allative
kotvalleen kotvallensa
kotvilleen kotvillensa
essive
kotvanaan kotvanansa
kotvinaan kotvinansa
translative
kotvakseen kotvaksensa
kotvikseen kotviksensa
abessive
kotvattaan kotvattansa
kotvittaan kotvittansa
instructive
comitative
—kotvineen kotvinensa :

#### Synonyms

* hetki
* tovi
* tuokio

#### Derived terms

* kotvanen
* kotvia

### Further reading

* “kotva”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* kovat, votka

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *koty.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kôtʋa/
* Hyphenation: kot‧va

### Noun

kȍtva f (Cyrillic spelling ко̏тва)
* (nautical) anchor
    Synonym: sidro