motýl

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See also: motyl, Motyl, and motýľ

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech motýl, from Proto-Slavic *motyľь. By surface analysis, motat +‎ -ýl.

Pronunciation

Noun

motýl m anim (female equivalent motýlice)

  1. butterfly

Declension

Declension of motýl (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative motýl motýli, motýlové
genitive motýla motýlů
dative motýlovi, motýlu motýlům
accusative motýla motýly
vocative motýle motýli, motýlové
locative motýlovi, motýlu motýlech
instrumental motýlem motýly

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • “motýl”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “motýl”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “motýl”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *motyľь. By surface analysis, motati +‎ -ýl.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈmotɨːl/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈmotiːl/, /ˈmotɛjl/

Noun

motýl m animal

  1. butterfly
    • 1502–1503, Knihy lékařské‎:
      A také vezmi motýle, roztluc a maž se.
      Also, take butterflies, mash (them) and grease yourself.

Declension

Declension of motýl (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative motýl motýle motýli, motýľové
genitive motýle motýľú motýľóv
dative motýľu, motýľovi motýľoma motýľóm
accusative motýl, motýle motýle motýle
vocative motýľu motýle motýli, motýľové
locative motýli, motýľu, motýľovi motýľú motýlích
instrumental motýlem motýľoma motýli
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

  • Czech: motýl

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