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Czech
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from German Schenke.
Noun
šenk m inan
- (dated, colloquial) pub
- Synonym: výčep
Declension
Declension of šenk (velar masculine inanimate)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from German Schenk.
Noun
šenk m anim
- (historical) court dignitary (in the Middle Ages)
- Synonym: číšník
Declension
Declension of šenk (velar masculine animate)
Further reading
- “šenk”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “šenk”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “šenk”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)