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Czech
Etymology
From modrý ( “ blue ” ) + -ák .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) :
Hyphenation: mo‧d‧rák
Noun
modrák m anim
( informal ) carp with a blue body , such as a black carp
blue -colored breed of pigeon or rabbit
( rare , archaic ) person wearing blue clothing
Declension
Declension of modrák (velar masculine animate )
Noun
modrák m inan
( colloquial ) anything blue (e.g. a handkerchief )
( botany ) cornflower or bachelor's button ( an annual flowering plant in the family Asteraceae , Centaurea cyanus , whose flowers are most commonly an intense blue color )
( technical slang ) blueprint
Synonym: blueprint
( vernacular ) dumpling made of raw grated potatoes
( dialectal ) Alternative form of modřina ( “ bruise ” )
Declension
Declension of modrák (velar masculine inanimate )
Noun
modrák m inan
( colloquial ) an edible fungus of the bolete family, Neoboletus luridiformis , whose tubes become blue quickly on cutting
Synonym: modrající hřib
Na houbách našli modráka a dva hřiby. ― While hunting mushrooms, they found one blue-turning bolete and two boletes.
Declension
Declension of modrák (velar masculine inanimate )
Derived terms
Further reading
“modrák ”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
“modrák ”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Slovak
modrák, slávik modrák tundrový (Luscinia svecica svecica )
Etymology
From modrý + -ák .
Pronunciation
Noun
modrák m animal
bluethroat , a small passerine bird, Luscinia svecica , the male in spring having a bright blue throat
Declension
modrák, hríb zrnitohlúbikový (Neoboletus luridiformis )
modrák, nevädza poľná (Centaurea cyanus )
Noun
modrák m inan
( colloquial , vernacular) an edible fungus of the bolete family, Neoboletus luridiformis , whose tubes become blue quickly on cutting
Synonym: ( taxonomic name ) hríb zrnitohlúbikový
( vernacular ) any blue(ish) potato variety
( vernacular ) cornflower or bachelor's button , an annual flowering plant in the family Asteraceae , Centaurea cyanus , whose flowers are most commonly an intense blue colour
Synonym: ( taxonomic name ) nevädza poľná
Declension
Further reading