kravata

Czech

kravaty

Etymology

Borrowed from German Krawatte from French cravate from Croate (“a Croat”), named after a tied neckerchief worn by Croatian soldiers in the 17th century.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkravata/

Noun

kravata f

  1. tie, necktie
  2. (martial arts) chokehold, headlock

Declension

Synonyms

References

  1. ↑ kravata in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
  2. ↑ "kravata" in Václav Machek, Etymologický slovník jazyka českého, second edition, Academia, 1968

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

kravàta f (Cyrillic spelling крава̀та)

  1. tie

Declension

Synonyms

Slovak

Etymology

From German Krawatte, from French cravate, from Serbo-Croatian Hr̀vāt (“Croat”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkravata/

Noun

kravata f (genitive singular kravaty, nominative plural kravaty, genitive plural kravát, declension pattern of žena)

  1. necktie

Declension

Derived terms

  • kravatový

Further reading

  • kravata in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk
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