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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech vápno, from Proto-Slavic *vapьno, from *vapь (“dye”) (lime was originally used only as a dye). Maybe originated with Proto-Indo-European *wep-.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
vápno n
- lime (calcium-based substance)
- (soccer) penalty box
- Synonym: velké vápno
Declension
Declension of vápno (hard neuter reducible)
References
- ^ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “vápno”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda
Further reading
- “vápno”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “vápno”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “vápno”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)