mlýnovka

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Czech

Etymology

From mlýnová +‎ -ka. Shortened form of mlýnová spojka.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ofka
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  • Hyphenation: mlý‧nov‧ka

Noun

mlýnovka f

  1. (rugby) scrum-half
    Synonym: mlýnová spojka
    • 2014 June 11, David Nejedlý, “Hladilová: Propadák? Ten nenastal. To bychom musely sestoupit”, in Pražský deník.cz:
      Nepříjemné na tom bylo, že jak Sandra, tak Kamila hrají na postu mlýnové spojky. Další mlýnovka v týmu chyběla.
      The unpleasant thing was that both Sandra and Kamila play the post of scrum-half. The team was missing another scrum-half.
  2. (rugby) position of scrum-half
    Synonym: mlýnová spojka
    • 2015 March 12, Ondřej Bulíček, “O víkendu se hraje 5. kolo Super Rugby”, in Ragby.cz:
      Na mlýnovce visí otazník nad startem Jimmy Cowana.
      A question mark is hanging over the start of Jimmy Cowan at the post of scrum-half.

Declension

Further reading

  • mlýnovka”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • mlýnovka”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989