čolek
Czech
editEtymology
editCoined by Jan Svatopluk Presl in the 19th century based on Polish czołg (“tank”) from czołgać się (“to creep, to crawl”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editčolek m anim
Usage notes
editThis term is used only for some genera (e.g. Lissotriton or Triturus) of the family Salamandridae. For other species of newt, the word mlok is used.
Declension
editReferences
edit- ^ Machek, Václav (1968) Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia
- ^ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “čolek”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda