prasátko

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Czech

Etymology

From prase +‎ -átko.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: pra‧sát‧ko

Noun

prasátko n

  1. diminutive of prase
  2. piglet
  3. piggy bank
  4. (sports) in tennis etc., a ball's unexpected change of direction as a result of touching the net, which ends within bounds if left alone. In table tennis also a ball's unexpected change of direction as a result of falling precisely on the table's edge.
  5. a spot of light on a surface as a result of reflection from a glazy surface such as the face of a wristwatch
  6. (sports) jack (for bowls or pétanque)
    Synonym: košonek

Declension

Further reading

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