Kocourkov
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Czech
Etymology
After Kocourkov, a fictitious town known for its mismanagement and foolishness of its inhabitants (compare Abdera or Gotham, Nottinghamshire). It was popularized especially by the book Kronika města Kocourkova by Ondřej Sekora.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kocourkov m inan (relational adjective kocourkovský)
- a place or situation where people behave foolishly
- 1848, Karel Havlíček Borovský, “Naše politika”, in Články z Národních novin:
- My jsme byli vždy v německém spolku jen Kocourkov, na nás celé Německo prstem ukazovalo, s potupným úsměchem o nás "Oesterreichrach" mluvilo atd.
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Declension
Declension of Kocourkov (hard masculine inanimate)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Kocourkov | Kocourkovy |
| genitive | Kocourkova | Kocourkovů |
| dative | Kocourkovu | Kocourkovům |
| accusative | Kocourkov | Kocourkovy |
| vocative | Kocourkove | Kocourkovy |
| locative | Kocourkově | Kocourkovech |
| instrumental | Kocourkovem | Kocourkovy |