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Czech
Etymology
From holub (“dove”) + -ník.
Pronunciation
Noun
holubník m inan (diminutive holubníček)
- dovecote, dovehouse
- (figurative) shambles, mess
Declension
Declension of holubník (velar masculine inanimate)
Further reading
- “holubník”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “holubník”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “holubník”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Slovak
Etymology
From holub + -ník.
Pronunciation
Noun
holubník m inan (diminutive holubníček)
- dovecote
Declension
Declension of
holubník (pattern
dub)
Further reading
- “holubník”, 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