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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech ocún, ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic *otъ-junъ, i.e. “young again, rejuvenate”.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
ocún m inan
- colchicum (any of several flowers of the genus Colchicum)
- autumn crocus, meadow saffron (Colchicum autumnale)
Declension
Declension of ocún (hard masculine inanimate)
References
- ^ Machek, Václav (1968) “ocún”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia, page 408
Further reading
- “ocún”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “ocún”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “ocún”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)