Czech edit

Etymology edit

Derived from Old Church Slavonic трьпѧстъкъ (trĭpęstŭkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *tri + *pęstь +‎ *-ikъ, literally "three fists tall". Compare French haut comme trois pommes.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈtr̩pasliːk]
  • Hyphenation: tr‧pa‧s‧lík

Noun edit

trpaslík m anim (feminine trpaslice)

  1. dwarf (a being from folklore)
  2. dwarf (a person of short stature)
  3. (astronomy) dwarf (a star of relatively small size)
    bílý trpaslíkwhite dwarf
    červený trpaslíkred dwarf
    hnědý trpaslíkbrown dwarf

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Further reading edit

  • trpaslík in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • trpaslík in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989