korbáč

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See also: korbač

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian korbács, itself from Ottoman Turkish قرباچ (kırbâç, “whip, lash”). First attested in the 17th century.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

korbáč m inan (related adjective korbáčový, diminutive korbáčik, augmentative korbáčisko)

  1. whip

Declension

Declension of korbáč
singular plural
nominative korbáč korbáče
genitive korbáča korbáčov
dative korbáču korbáčom
accusative korbáč korbáče
locative korbáči korbáčoch
instrumental korbáčom korbáčmi

References

  1. ^ Králik, Ľubor (2016) “korbáč”, in Stručný etymologický slovník slovenčiny (in Slovak), Bratislava: VEDA; JÚĽŠ SAV, →ISBN, page 289

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