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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech dráb, from Middle High German drabant, trabant.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
dráb m anim (female equivalent drábka)
- warrant officer, catchpole (officer assigned to collect debts, etc.)
- Synonyms: biřic, pochop
Declension
Declension of dráb (hard masculine animate)
References
- ^ 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