tramvajenka

Czech

Etymology

From tramvaj +‎ -enka. Originally just a tram (tramvaj) pass, the word became used as a term for a pass for most public transportation services, namely the bus and the subway.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtramvajɛŋka]

Noun

tramvajenka f

1. tram pass (a document granting permission to use a form of public transportation, especially a prepaid longterm one)

   Synonym: šalinkarta

Declension

Declension of tramvajenka (hard feminine reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	tramvajenka	tramvajenky
genitive	tramvajenky	tramvajenek
dative	tramvajence	tramvajenkám
accusative	tramvajenku	tramvajenky
vocative	tramvajenko	tramvajenky
locative	tramvajence	tramvajenkách
instrumental	tramvajenkou	tramvajenkami

Further reading

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