šelma

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See also: Selma, and šeļma

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Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German schelme.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

šelma f

  1. beast of prey
  2. (zoology) carnivore (mammal belonging to the order Carnivora)
    psovitá šelma ― canid
    kočkovitá šelma ― feline
    medvědovitá šelma ― ursid

Declension

Declension of šelma (hard feminine reducible)
singular plural
nominative šelma šelmy
genitive šelmy šelem
dative šelmě šelmám
accusative šelmu šelmy
vocative šelmo šelmy
locative šelmě šelmách
instrumental šelmou šelmami

Derived terms

adjectives
nouns

See also

References

  1. ^ Machek, Václav (1968) “šelma”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého, 2nd edition, Prague: Academia, page 604

Further reading

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