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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish bydło (“cattle”) or Russian бы́дло (býdlo, “cattle”) in online culture; compare the connotative uses of redneck and sheeple.
Noun
bydlo
- (derogatory) Someone who is backwards, lacking refinement and culture, usually a person of Slavic origin.
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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bydlò. By surface analysis, být + -dlo.
Pronunciation
Noun
bydlo n
- (literary, often expressive) livelihood
- Synonym: živobytí
- (archaic, often expressive) dwelling
- Synonyms: bydlení, obydlí, příbytek
Usage notes
Declension
Declension of bydlo (hard neuter reducible)
Further reading
- “bydlo”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “bydlo”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “bydlo” in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2024, slovnikcestiny.cz
- “bydlo”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)