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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech vól, from Proto-Slavic *volъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
vůl m anim (related adjective volský)
- ox (castrated male cattle)
- (informal, derogatory) idiot (stupid person)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hlupák
- (informal, usually considered derogatory) dude (a term of address for a person)
Usage notes
The meaning 3 is used only in the vocative case (see vole).
Declension
Declension of vůl (hard masculine animate quant-alt)
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “vůl”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “vůl”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “vůl”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)