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Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese piranha, from Old Tupi pirãîa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: pi‧ra‧ňa
Noun
piraňa f
- piranha
Declension
Declension of piraňa (mixed feminine)
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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piraňa
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pirani, piraně
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genitive
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pirani, piraně
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piraň, piraní
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dative
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piraně, pirani
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piraňám, piraním
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accusative
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piraňu
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pirani, piraně
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vocative
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piraňo
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pirani, piraně
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locative
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piraně, pirani
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piraňách, piraních
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instrumental
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piraňou
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piraňami, piraněmi
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Further reading
- “piraňa”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “piraňa”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “piraňa”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)