vrhcáby

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Etymology

From vrh (“a throw”) + cáb; a partial calque of Middle High German wurfzabel = wurf (“a throw”) + zabel (“a board”), from Latin tabula.[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

vrhcáby m inan pl

  1. backgammon

Declension

Declension of vrhcáby (pl-only hard masculine inanimate)
plural
nominative vrhcáby
genitive vrhcábů
dative vrhcábům
accusative vrhcáby
vocative vrhcáby
locative vrhcábech
instrumental vrhcáby

Descendants

  • Polish: warcaby

References

  1. ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2007) Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Version 1.0 edition, Prague: Leda
  2. ^ Machek, Václav (1968) Etymologický slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 2nd edition, Prague: Academia, page 700

Further reading

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