horalka

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Czech

Etymology

From horal +‎ -ka.

Pronunciation

Noun

horalka f (male equivalent horal)

  1. female highlander
  2. wafer (generic from the brand name Horalky)

Declension

Declension of horalka (hard feminine reducible)
singular plural
nominative horalka horalky
genitive horalky horalek
dative horalce horalkám
accusative horalku horalky
vocative horalko horalky
locative horalce horalkách
instrumental horalkou horalkami

Further reading

  • “horalka”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “horalka”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Old Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish gorzałka.

Noun

horalka f

  1. vodka (any distilled spirit)

Further reading

  • Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “horalka”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC
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