velryba

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *velьrybъ, a partial calque of Middle High German walvisch, affected by Proto-Slavic *velьjь (great), hence literally “great fish” or “giant fish”. By surface analysis, vel- +‎ ryba.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɪba
  • Hyphenation: vel‧ry‧ba

Noun

velryba f (related adjective velrybí)

  1. whale (large sea mammal)

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Further reading

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