kůň
See also: Appendix:Variations of "kun"
Czech
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Etymology
editInherited from Old Czech kóň, from Proto-Slavic *koňь.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkůň m anim
Declension
editNoun
editkůň m anim or m inan
- something inanimate that resembles a horse:
- (informal) knight (chess piece)
- Synonym: jezdec
- (gymnastics) pommel horse
- (physics, informal) horsepower
- Synonym: koňská síla
- rocking horse
- Synonym: houpací kůň
- (colloquial, regional, Moravia) stapler
- Synonym: sešívačka
- 1986, Jaromíra Kolárová, Chtěla bych ten strom[1], page 11:
- Prostě jsem se ohnala koněm, tedy sešívačkou.
- I simply hit out with a kůň, that means with a stapler.
- (informal) knight (chess piece)
Usage notes
edit- When referring to an inanimate object, the term is declined the same as when animate but normally takes inanimate agreement in the plural.
Declension
editNoun
editkůň m anim
- (vulgar, derogatory) idiot, fool, dumbass
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See also
edit| Chess pieces in Czech · šachové figurky (layout · text) | |||||
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| král | dáma, královna | věž | střelec | jezdec, kůň | pěšec |
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