pepka

Czech edit

Etymology edit

Probably from Pepa, or derived from formerly used name of the disease: "Progressive Paralysis" abbreviated as P.P. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [ˈpɛpka]
Hyphenation: pep‧ka

Noun edit

pepka f

(informal) stroke (loss of brain function)
Synonym: mrtvice

Klepla ho pepka. ― He had a stroke.

Declension edit

Declension of pepka (hard feminine reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	pepka	pepky
genitive	pepky	pepek
dative	pepce	pepkám
accusative	pepku	pepky
vocative	pepko	pepky
locative	pepce	pepkách
instrumental	pepkou	pepkami

Further reading edit

pepka in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
pepka in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989