píšťala

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word píšťala. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word píšťala, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say píšťala in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word píšťala you have here. The definition of the word píšťala will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofpíšťala, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Czech

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia cs
Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia cs

Etymology

    Inherited from Old Czech píščala, from Proto-Slavic *piščalь, from *piskati, *piščati (“to squeak, whistle”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pīṣk-. Doublet of pistole.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key):
    • Audio:(file)
    • Hyphenation: pí‧š‧ťa‧la

    Noun

    píšťala f

    1. whistle (device used to make a whistling sound)
    2. (historical) a rudimentary hand cannon used in the early 14th century, especially during the Hussite Wars.

    Declension

    Declension of píšťala (hard feminine)
    singular plural
    nominative píšťala píšťaly
    genitive píšťaly píšťal
    dative píšťale píšťalám
    accusative píšťalu píšťaly
    vocative píšťalo píšťaly
    locative píšťale píšťalách
    instrumental píšťalou píšťalami

    Derived terms

    adjectives
    nouns

    Descendants

    • Middle French: pistole
      • French: pistole

    Further reading

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