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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech kól, from Proto-Slavic *kolъ. Probably connected with *kolti (“to chop”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kálˀtei, originally from Proto-Indo-European *kel-.
Pronunciation
Noun
kůl m inan
- stake, post (pointed, long, slender piece of wood)
- kůl v plotě ― post of (literally "in") a fence
- stake (timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned)
- (volleyball, slang) post supporting the net
- Synonym: sloupek
- (heraldry) pale
Declension
Declension of kůl (hard masculine inanimate)
Derived terms
References
- ^ "kůl" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
Further reading
- kůl in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- kůl in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- kůl in Internetová jazyková příručka