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Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from German Bagage, from French bagage (“baggage”). In German, the pejorative meaning was derived from supporting units in the military providing the transport of luggage and supplies (which were accompanied by sutlers and prostitutes).
Pronunciation
Noun
pakáž f
- (derogatory) mob, rabble, lot
- Synonyms: sebranka, sběř, chátra
Declension
Declension of pakáž (soft zero-ending feminine)
Related terms
References
- ^ "pakáž" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
- ^ Machek, Václav (1968) Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia
Further reading
- pakáž in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- pakáž in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- pakáž in Internetová jazyková příručka