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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech vepř, from Proto-Slavic *veprь (“boar”). Cognate with Old English eofor, German Eber, Latin aper.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
vepř m anim (related adjective vepřový)
- pig
- Synonym: prase
- a castrated male pig: a barrow
Declension
Declension of vepř (soft masculine animate)
References
- ^ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “vepř”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda
Further reading
- “vepř”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “vepř”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “vepř”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)