ptakopysk

Czech

Etymology

From pták (“bird”) +‎ -o- +‎ pysk (“lip”). Calque of translingual Ornithorhynchus, from Ancient Greek ὄρνιθ- (órnith-) (the stem of ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”)) + ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”); Coined by Jan Svatopluk Presl (1791–1849).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈptakopɪsk]

Noun

ptakopysk m anim

1. platypus

Declension

Declension of ptakopysk (velar masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	ptakopysk	ptakopysci, ptakopyskové
genitive	ptakopyska	ptakopysků
dative	ptakopyskovi, ptakopysku	ptakopyskům
accusative	ptakopyska	ptakopysky
vocative	ptakopysku	ptakopysci, ptakopyskové
locative	ptakopyskovi, ptakopysku	ptakopyscích
instrumental	ptakopyskem	ptakopysky