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English
Etymology
Latin horalis, from hora (“hour”). See hour.
Pronunciation
Adjective
horal (not comparable)
- Of or relating to an hour, or to hours.
1718, Mat Prior, “Alma: Or, The Progress of the Mind”, in Poems on Several Occasions, London: Jacob Tonson , and John Barber , →OCLC:But if the horal orbit ceases,
The whole stands still, or breaks to pieces
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Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish góral[1][2] and influenced by hora, from Slovak horal. By surface analysis, hora + -al.
Pronunciation
Noun
horal m anim (female equivalent horalka)
- highlander
- Synonym: horák
Declension
Declension of horal (hard masculine animate)
References
- ^ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “hora”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda, page 213
- ^ Václav Machek (1968) “hora”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia, page 176
Further reading
- “horal”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “horal”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “horal”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025