ouško

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From ucho +‎ -ko.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ouš‧ko

Noun

ouško n

  1. diminutive of ucho: small ear (body part)

Declension

Declension of ouško (velar neuter reducible)
singular plural
nominative ouško ouška
genitive ouška oušek
dative oušku ouškům
accusative ouško ouška
vocative ouško ouška
locative oušku ouškách
instrumental ouškem ouškama

Noun

ouško n

  1. something similar to an ear:
    1. handle (e.g. of a cup, a purse)
    2. eye (of a needle)
    3. tab (on a washcloth, etc., for hanging)
    4. (anatomy) auricle (an ear-shaped appendage of the left or right atrium of the heart)

Usage notes

  • The instrumental plural form ouškama is used when talking about a body part, while the form oušky is used figuratively about things similar to an ear. When ouškama is used, associated adjectives also use forms ending in -ma instead of normal -mi.

Declension

Declension of ouško (velar neuter reducible)
singular plural
nominative ouško ouška
genitive ouška oušek
dative oušku ouškům
accusative ouško ouška
vocative ouško ouška
locative oušku ouškách
instrumental ouškem oušky

Further reading

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