škvor

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Czech

Škvor

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech škvoř, from Proto-Slavic *skvorъ.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

škvor m anim

  1. earwig

Declension

References

  1. ^ Václav Machek (1968) “škvor”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia, page 615

Further reading

  • škvor”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • škvor”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • škvor”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Old Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈʃkʋor/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈʃkvor/

Noun

škvor m animal

  1. Alternative form of škvoř

Declension

Further reading