ručička

Czech

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈrut͡ʃɪt͡ʃka]

Noun

ručička f

  1. Diminutive of ruka

Usage notes

The form ručičkama is used when talking about a body part, while the form ručičkami is used figuratively about things similar to a hand.

Declension
Declension of ručička (hard feminine reducible)
singular plural
nominative ručička ručičky
genitive ručičky ručiček
dative ručičce ručičkám
accusative ručičku ručičky
vocative ručičko ručičky
locative ručičce ručičkách
instrumental ručičkou ručičkama, ručičkami

See also

Further reading
  • ručička in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • ručička in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • ručička in Internetová jazyková příručka

Slovak

Etymology

A double diminutive of ruka (“hand”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈrut͡ʃit͡ʃka]

Noun

ručička f (genitive singular ručičky, nominative plural ručičky, genitive plural ručičiek, declension pattern of žena)

  1. a tiny little hand, such as a baby's hand
  2. (endearing) a woman's hand
  3. one of the two hands of an analog clock or watch
  4. the pointer of a measuring instrument, such as an analog voltmeter or a sphygmomanometer

Declension
Declension of ručička
singular plural
nominative ručička ručičky
genitive ručičky ručičiek
dative ručičke ručičkám
accusative ručičku ručičky
locative ručičke ručičkách
instrumental ručičkou ručičkami

Further reading
  • “ručička”, 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, 2024
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