Old Czech edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *piščalь, from *piskati, *piščati (to squeak, whistle), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pīṣk-.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈpiːʃt͡ʃaɫa/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈpiːʃt͡ʃala/

Noun edit

píščala f

  1. whistle (device used to make a whistling sound)

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Czech: píšťala

Further reading edit