hmyz

Czech

Etymology

Originally “something which swarms” (see hemžit); from Proto-Slavic *gъmyzъ, from Proto-Slavic *gъmъziti sę of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦmɪs]

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• Rhymes: -ɪs

Noun

hmyz m anim

1. insect

Declension

Declension of hmyz (sg-only hard masculine inanimate)

	singular
nominative	hmyz
genitive	hmyzu
dative	hmyzu
accusative	hmyz
vocative	hmyze
locative	hmyzu
instrumental	hmyzem

Derived terms

adjective

• hmyzí

 

nouns

• hmyzeček
• hmyzek

 

Further reading

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