čolek

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Czech

Etymology

Coined by Jan Svatopluk Presl in the 19th century based on Polish czołg (“tank”) from czołgać się (“to creep, to crawl”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

čolek m anim

  1. newt

Usage notes

This term is used only for some genera (e.g. Lissotriton or Triturus) of the family Salamandridae. For other species of newt, the word mlok is used.

Declension

Declension of čolek (velar masculine animate reducible)
singular plural
nominative čolek čolci
genitive čolka čolků
dative čolkovi, čolku čolkům
accusative čolka čolky
vocative čolku čolci
locative čolkovi, čolku čolcích
instrumental čolkem čolky

References

  1. ^ Václav Machek (1968) Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia
  2. ^ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “čolek”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda

Further reading

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