Kocourkov
Czech edit
Etymology edit
After Kocourkov, a fictitious town known for its mismanagement and foolishness of its inhabitants (compare Abdera or Gotham, Nottinghamshire). It was popularized especially by the book Kronika města Kocourkova by Ondřej Sekora.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Kocourkov m inan (related adjective kocourkovský)
- a place or situation where people behave foolishly
- 1848, Karel Havlíček Borovský, “Naše politika”, in Články z Národních novin:
- My jsme byli vždy v německém spolku jen Kocourkov, na nás celé Německo prstem ukazovalo, s potupným úsměchem o nás "Oesterreichrach" mluvilo atd.
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Declension edit
Declension of Kocourkov (hard masculine inanimate)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Kocourkov | Kocourkovy |
| genitive | Kocourkova | Kocourkovů |
| dative | Kocourkovu | Kocourkovům |
| accusative | Kocourkov | Kocourkovy |
| vocative | Kocourkove | Kocourkovy |
| locative | Kocourkově | Kocourkovech |
| instrumental | Kocourkovem | Kocourkovy |