hlaveň

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech hlavně (ember, brand; blade of a sword), from Proto-Slavic *golvьňà. By surface analysis, hlava +‎ -eň.

Pronunciation

Noun

hlaveň f

  1. barrel (metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged)

Declension

Further reading

  • hlaveň”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • hlaveň”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • hlaveň”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)