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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech mozk, from Proto-Slavic *mozgъ (“marrow, brain”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *masgás, from Proto-Indo-European *mosgʰós.
Cognate with Russian мозг (mozg, “marrow, brain”), English marrow
Pronunciation
Noun
mozek m inan (related adjective mozkový)
- brain
- Podstoupil operaci mozku. ― He underwent a brain operation.
Declension
Declension of mozek (velar masculine inanimate reducible)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “mozek”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “mozek”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “mozek”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)