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Czech
Etymology
Derived from Old Church Slavonic трьпѧстъкъ (trĭpęstŭkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *tri + *pęstь + *-ikъ, literally "three fists tall". Compare French haut comme trois pommes.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: tr‧pa‧s‧lík
Noun
trpaslík m anim (female equivalent trpaslice)
- dwarf (a being from folklore)
- dwarf (a person of short stature)
- (astronomy) dwarf (a star of relatively small size)
- bílý trpaslík ― white dwarf
- červený trpaslík ― red dwarf
- hnědý trpaslík ― brown dwarf
Declension
Declension of trpaslík (velar masculine animate)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “trpaslík”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “trpaslík”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989