dráb

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See also: drab

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech dráb, from Middle High German drabant, trabant.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

dráb m anim (female equivalent drábka)

  1. warrant officer, catchpole (officer assigned to collect debts, etc.)
    Synonyms: biřic, pochop

Declension

References

  1. ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2001) “dráb”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 1st edition, Voznice: LEDA, →ISBN, page 142

Further reading

  • dráb”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • dráb”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • dráb”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
  • dráb” in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2024, slovnikcestiny.cz