kmín
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Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cuminum.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
kmín m inan (relational adjective kmínový)
- caraway (fruit and spice)
Declension
Derived terms
References
- ^ Václav Machek (1954) “Carum”, in Česká a slovenská jména rostlin [Czech and Slovak plant names], Prague: Nakladatelství Československé akademie věd, page 157
Further reading
- “kmín”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “kmín”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Slovak
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Middle High German gemein. First attested in the 17th century.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
kmín m inan (relational adjective kmínsky)
- (colloquial) thief
- Synonym: zlodej
Declension
Declension of kmín (pattern chlap)
Related terms
References
- ^ Králik, Ľubor (2016) “kmín”, in Stručný etymologický slovník slovenčiny [Concise Etymological Dictionary of Slovak] (in Slovak), Bratislava: VEDA; JÚĽŠ SAV, →ISBN, page 271
Further reading
- “kmín”, 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, 2003–2025