vŕba

See also: vrba and Vrba

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vьrba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vr̩ːba/, [ˈʋr̩ːba]

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• Rhymes: -r̩ːba
• Hyphenation: vŕ‧ba

Noun

vŕba f (relational adjective vŕbový, diminutive vŕbka, augmentative vŕbisko)

1. willow (tree)

Declension

Declension of vŕba
(pattern žena)

	singular	plural
nominative	vŕba	vŕby
genitive	vŕby	vŕb
dative	vŕbe	vŕbam
accusative	vŕbu	vŕby
locative	vŕbe	vŕbach
instrumental	vŕbou	vŕbami

Derived terms

• smutná vŕba (weeping willow)

Further reading

• “vŕba”, 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