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Czech
Etymology
From sýc + -ek.
Pronunciation
Noun
sýček m anim
- diminutive of sýc
- any of several smaller species of owl, particularly a member of the genus Athene or owlet
- sýček obecný ― little owl (Athene noctua)
Declension
Declension of sýček (velar masculine animate reducible)
Further reading
- “sýček”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “sýček”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “sýček”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)