veža

== Slovak == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *věža. Cognates include Polish wieża (“tower”), Slovene veža (“hallway”), Russian вежа (veža, “caravan; tower”). Related to viezť. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /veʒa/, [ˈʋeʒa] Rhymes: -eʒa Hyphenation: ve‧ža === Noun === veža f (relational adjective vežový or (dated) vežný, diminutive vežička or viežka) tower (chess) rook ==== Declension ==== === See also === === Further reading === “veža”, 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