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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-.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
kůl m inan (diminutive kolík)
- 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
Usage notes
- In the past, the declined forms used to have shortened stem (gen. kolu). It was probably abandoned due to its similarity with the forms of kolo.
Declension
Declension of kůl (hard masculine inanimate)
- archaic
Declension of kůl (hard masculine inanimate quant-alt)
Derived terms
References
- ^ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “kůl”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda
Further reading
- “kůl”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “kůl”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “kůl”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)