koníček
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This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Czech
Etymology
From koník + -ek. Note that also German Steckenpferd translates as hobby.
Pronunciation
Noun
koníček m anim
- diminutive of koník: small horse
- seahorse
- (colloquial) locust
Declension
Declension of koníček (velar masculine animate reducible)
Noun
koníček m anim or m inan
Declension
when animate:
Declension of koníček (velar masculine animate reducible)
when inanimate:
Noun
koníček m anim or m inan
Declension
when animate:
Declension of koníček (velar masculine animate reducible)
when inanimate:
Further reading
- “koníček”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “koníček”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “koníček”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Old Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
koníček m animal
- diminutive of kóň
Declension
Declension of koníček (hard o-stem reducible)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | koníček | koníčky | koníčci, koníčkové |
| genitive | koníčka, koníčku | koníčkú | koníčkóv |
| dative | koníčku, koníčkovi | koníčkoma | koníčkóm |
| accusative | koníček, koníčka | koníčky | koníčky |
| vocative | koníčče | koníčky | koníčci, koníčkové |
| locative | koníčcě, koníčku, koníčkovi | koníčkú | koníčciech |
| instrumental | koníčkem | koníčkoma | koníčky |
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Further reading
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “koníček”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění