batoh

Czech edit

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batoh

Alternative forms edit

baťoh (dialectal)

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Slovak batoh with the same meaning.^[1]^[2] In Old Czech, batoh had a different meaning (“whip, stick”), inherited from Proto-Slavic *batogъ.^[2] It is unclear whether the word changed meaning (possibly via “a stick to carry baggage”, and “baggage carried using a stick”) or the modern usage is a new derivation (Machek’s theory of derivation from German Weidtasche (“hunter’s bag”)^[1] is considered implausible by Rejzek).^[2]

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [ˈbatox]

Noun edit

batoh m inan

backpack, rucksack, knapsack

Declension edit

Declension of batoh (velar masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	batoh	batohy
genitive	batohu	batohů
dative	batohu	batohům
accusative	batoh	batohy
vocative	batohu	batohy
locative	batohu	batozích
instrumental	batohem	batohy

Derived terms edit

batůžek

References edit

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Machek, Václav (1968) “batoh”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia, page 48
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “batoh”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 77