kolovrátek
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Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
kolovrátek m inan
- diminutive of kolovrat
- barrel organ, street organ
- Synonym: flašinet
Usage notes
- Often used figuratively to refer to repetitiveness of somebody's speech:
- Sklapni, začínáš mlít jako kolovrátek! ― Shut it, you're going into a rigmarole!
Declension
Declension of kolovrátek (velar masculine inanimate reducible)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kolovrátek | kolovrátky |
| genitive | kolovrátku | kolovrátků |
| dative | kolovrátku | kolovrátkům |
| accusative | kolovrátek | kolovrátky |
| vocative | kolovrátku | kolovrátky |
| locative | kolovrátku | kolovrátcích |
| instrumental | kolovrátkem | kolovrátky |
Further reading
- “kolovrátek”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “kolovrátek”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “kolovrátek”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025