holub

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See also: Holub, hołub, and Hołub

Czech

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech holub, from Proto-Slavic *golǫbь.

Pronunciation

Noun

holub m anim (female equivalent holubice)

  1. dove, pigeon
  2. (colloquial) boogie, mucus (piece of solid or semisolid mucus from the nostril)
    Synonym: šušeň

Declension

adjective
nouns
proverb

Further reading

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

Slovak

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *golǫbь.

Pronunciation

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Noun

holub m animal (female equivalent holubica, related adjective holubí or holubací, diminutive holúbok)

  1. dove
  2. pigeon

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • holub”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024