bačva

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bъči, from Proto-West Germanic *buttjā (“cask, flask”), from Medieval Latin buttia, from Late Latin buttis (“cask, barrel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bât͡ʃʋa/
• Hyphenation: bač‧va

Noun

bȁčva f (Cyrillic spelling ба̏чва)

1. barrel

Declension

Declension of bačva

	singular	plural
nominative	bačva	bačve
genitive	bačve	bȁčāvā / bȁčvā / bȁčvī
dative	bačvi	bačvama
accusative	bačvu	bačve
vocative	bačvo	bačve
locative	bačvi	bačvama
instrumental	bačvom	bačvama

Derived terms

• bȁčvast
• bȁčvār
• pijan kao bačva

References

• “bačva” in Hrvatski jezični portal