modrák

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See also: modrak, Modrak, and modrāk

Czech

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Etymology

From modrý (blue) +‎ -ák.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: mo‧d‧rák

Noun

modrák m anim

  1. (informal) carp with a blue body, such as a black carp
  2. blue-colored breed of pigeon or rabbit
  3. (rare, archaic) person wearing blue clothing

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Noun

modrák m inan

  1. (colloquial) anything blue (e.g. a handkerchief)
  2. (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)
  3. (technical slang) blueprint
    Synonym: blueprint
  4. (vernacular) dumpling made of raw grated potatoes
  5. (dialectal) Alternative form of modřina (bruise)

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Noun

modrák m inan

  1. (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.

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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

  1. 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

  1. (colloquial, vernacular) an edible fungus of the bolete family, Neoboletus luridiformis, whose tubes become blue quickly on cutting
    Synonym: (taxonomic name) hríb zrnitohlúbikový
  2. (vernacular) any blue(ish) potato variety
  3. (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

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Further reading