sršeň

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See also: sršen

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Etymology

From Old Czech sršen, from Proto-Slavic *sьrxy (stem *sьršen-), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śiršō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂s-. Cognate with Lithuanian širšė, Latin crābrō, English hornet.

Pronunciation

Noun

sršeň m anim or f

  1. hornet

Usage notes

  • The masculine gender predominates in everyday use, but the feminine gender is normally used in technical zoological contexts.

Declension

when masculine:

Declension of sršeň (soft masculine animate reducible)
singular plural
nominative sršeň sršni, sršňové
genitive sršně sršňů
dative sršňovi, sršni sršňům
accusative sršně sršně
vocative sršni sršni, sršňové
locative sršňovi, sršni sršních
instrumental sršněm sršni

when feminine:

Declension of sršeň (soft zero-ending feminine reducible)
singular plural
nominative sršeň sršně
genitive sršně sršní
dative sršni sršním
accusative sršeň sršně
vocative sršni sršně
locative sršni sršních
instrumental sršní sršněmi

Further reading

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