sršeň
See also: sršen
Czech
editEtymology
editFrom Old Czech sršen, from Proto-Slavic *sьrxy (stem *sьršen-), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śiršō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂s-. Cognate with Lithuanian širšė, Latin crābrō, English hornet.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsršeň m anim or f
Usage notes
edit- The masculine gender predominates in everyday use, but the feminine gender is normally used in technical zoological contexts.
Declension
editwhen masculine:
when feminine:
Further reading
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- Czech terms inherited from Old Czech
- Czech terms derived from Old Czech
- Czech terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Czech terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Czech terms inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic
- Czech terms derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic
- Czech terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Czech terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Czech terms with IPA pronunciation
- Czech lemmas
- Czech nouns
- Czech masculine nouns
- Czech animate nouns
- Czech feminine nouns
- Czech nouns with multiple genders
- Czech masculine animate nouns
- Czech soft masculine animate nouns
- Czech nouns with reducible stem
- Czech soft zero-ending feminine nouns
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