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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech holúbě. By surface analysis, holub (“dove”) + -ě. Compare Polish gołębię.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: ho‧lou‧bě
Noun
holoubě n (diminutive holoubátko)
- doveling, dovelet
- squab (meat)
Declension
Declension of holoubě (t-stem neuter)
Further reading
- “holoubě”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “holoubě”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “holoubě” in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2024, slovnikcestiny.cz
- “holoubě”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)