vlna

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvl̩na]

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• Rhymes: -l̩na

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂

Proto-Balto-Slavic *wílˀnāˀ

Proto-Slavic *vьlna

Old Czech vlna

Czech vlna

Inherited from Old Czech vlna, from Proto-Slavic *vьlna (“wool”).

Noun

vlna f

1. (singular only) wool

Declension

Declension of vlna (sg-only hard feminine)

	singular
nominative	vlna
genitive	vlny
dative	vlně
accusative	vlnu
vocative	vlno
locative	vlně
instrumental	vlnou

Derived terms

adjectives

• vlněný
• vlnitý
• vlnivý
• vlnový

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂

Proto-Balto-Slavic *wílˀnāˀ

Proto-Slavic *vьlna

Old Czech vlna

Czech vlna

Inherited from Old Czech vlna, from Proto-Slavic *vьlna (“wave”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wílˀnāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂.

Noun

vlna f (diminutive vlnka)

1. wave

   Čekala na velkou vlnu. ― She was waiting for a big wave.

Declension

Declension of vlna (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	vlna	vlny
genitive	vlny	vln
dative	vlně	vlnám
accusative	vlnu	vlny
vocative	vlno	vlny
locative	vlně	vlnách
instrumental	vlnou	vlnami

Derived terms

nouns

• vlnobití
• vlnolam
• vlnovka

Related terms

verbs

• vlnit
• zvlnit

Further reading

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

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɫ̩na/

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂

Proto-Balto-Slavic *wílˀnāˀ

Proto-Slavic *vьlna

Slovak vlna

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vьlna (“wool”).

Noun

vlna f (genitive singular vlny, declension pattern of žena)

1. (singular only) wool

Declension

Declension of vlna

	singulare tantum
nominative	vlna
genitive	vlny
dative	vlne
accusative	vlnu
locative	vlne
instrumental	vlnou

Derived terms

• vlnár, vlnárka
• vlnársky
• vlnárstvo
• vlnenie
• vlniť
• vlnitý
• vlnka
• vlnový

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂

Proto-Balto-Slavic *wílˀnāˀ

Proto-Slavic *vьlna

Slovak vlna

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vьlna (“wave”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wílˀnāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂.

Noun

vlna f (genitive singular vlny, nominative plural vlny, genitive plural vĺn, declension pattern of žena)

1. wave

Declension

Declension of vlna
(pattern žena)

	singular	plural
nominative	vlna	vlny
genitive	vlny	vĺn
dative	vlne	vlnám
accusative	vlnu	vlny
locative	vlne	vlnách
instrumental	vlnou	vlnami

Further reading

• “vlna”, 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, 2003–2026