šanta

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Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish szanta by Presl, with further etymology unknown. Displaced by jablečník.[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

šanta f

  1. (obsolete) horehound (any plant of the genus Marrubium)

Declension

Declension of šanta (hard feminine)
singular plural
nominative šanta šanty
genitive šanty šant
dative šantě šantám
accusative šantu šanty
vocative šanto šanty
locative šantě šantách
instrumental šantou šantami

References

  1. ^ Václav Machek (1968) “šanta”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia, page 602
  2. ^ Václav Machek (1954) “Nepeta”, in Česká a slovenská jména rostlin [Czech and Slovak plant names], Prague: Nakladatelství Československé akademie věd

Further reading

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