ančovička

Czech

Etymology

Tracing back to Ligurian anciôa, from Vulgar Latin *apiuva, from Latin aphyē (“small fry”), borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀφύη (aphúē). Suffixed with -ička. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. borrowed via which language?

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈant͡ʃovɪt͡ʃka]
• Rhymes: -ɪtʃka
• Hyphenation: an‧čo‧vič‧ka

Noun

ančovička f

1. anchovy

   Synonym: sardel f

Declension

Declension of ančovička (hard feminine reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	ančovička	ančovičky
genitive	ančovičky	ančoviček
dative	ančovičce	ančovičkám
accusative	ančovičku	ančovičky
vocative	ančovičko	ančovičky
locative	ančovičce	ančovičkách
instrumental	ančovičkou	ančovičkami

Further reading

• “ančovička”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
• “ančovička”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989