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Czech
Etymology
Derived from Japanese 将軍 (shōgun), from an abbreviation of 征夷大将軍 (Seii Taishogun, “General who overcomes the barbarians”), from Middle Chinese 將軍 (tsjàng-kjun, “leader of troops, general”).
Pronunciation
Noun
šógun m anim
- shogun (the supreme commander of the armed forces of feudal Japan)
Declension
Declension of šógun (hard masculine animate)
Slovak
Etymology
Derived from Japanese 将軍 (shōgun), from an abbreviation of 征夷大将軍 (Seii Taishogun, “General who overcomes the barbarians”), from Middle Chinese 將軍 (tsjàng-kjun, “leader of troops, general”).
Pronunciation
Noun
šógun m pers (related adjective šógunský)
- shogun (the supreme commander of the armed forces of feudal Japan)
Declension
Declension of
šógun (pattern
chlap)
Further reading
- “šógun”, 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, 2003–2024