ubrus

Czech

Etymology

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Proto-Slavic *ob-

Proto-Slavic *brusъ

Proto-Slavic *obrusъ

Old Czech ubrus

Czech ubrus

Inherited from Old Czech ubrus, from Proto-Slavic *obrusъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈubrus]

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Noun

ubrus m inan

1. tablecloth

Declension

Declension of ubrus (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	ubrus	ubrusy
genitive	ubrusu	ubrusů
dative	ubrusu	ubrusům
accusative	ubrus	ubrusy
vocative	ubruse	ubrusy
locative	ubrusu, ubruse	ubrusech
instrumental	ubrusem	ubrusy

Derived terms

nouns

• ubrousek
• ubrusec

Further reading

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

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ubrusъ, *obrusъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǔbrus/
• Hyphenation: u‧brus

Noun

ùbrus m inan (Cyrillic spelling у̀брус)

1. towel
2. serviette

   Synonym: salveta

3. napkin

   Synonym: salveta

Declension

Declension of ubrus

	singular	plural
nominative	ubrus	ubrusi
genitive	ubrusa	ubrusa
dative	ubrusu	ubrusima
accusative	ubrus	ubruse
vocative	ubruse	ubrusi
locative	ubrusu	ubrusima
instrumental	ubrusom	ubrusima

Further reading

• “ubrus”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026