kůň

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech kóň, from Proto-Slavic *koňь.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: kůň
  • Rhymes: -uːɲ

Noun

kůň m anim

  1. horse
    Synonyms: , komoň

Declension

Noun

kůň m anim or m inan

  1. something inanimate that resembles a horse:
    1. (informal) knight (chess piece)
      Synonym: jezdec
    2. (gymnastics) pommel horse
    3. (physics, informal) horsepower
      Synonym: koňská síla
    4. rocking horse
      Synonym: houpací kůň
    5. (colloquial, regional, Moravia) stapler
      Synonym: sešívačka
      • 1986, Jaromíra Kolárová, Chtěla bych ten strom, page 11:
        Prostě jsem se ohnala koněm, tedy sešívačkou.
        I simply hit out with a kůň, that means with a stapler.

Usage notes

  • When referring to an inanimate object, the term is declined the same as when animate but normally takes inanimate agreement in the plural.

Declension

Noun

kůň m anim

  1. (vulgar, derogatory) idiot, fool, dumbass

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See also

Chess pieces in Czech · šachové figurky (layout · text)
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král dáma, královna věž střelec jezdec, kůň pěšec

Further reading

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