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A žihadlo of a wasp

Etymology

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Inherited from Old Czech žahadlo, from an earlier unattested *žadlo which was influenced by žahati (to burn). From Proto-Slavic *žędlo.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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žihadlo n

  1. sting, stinger

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “žihadlo”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 819

Further reading

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