Czech

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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trpaslík m anim (female equivalent 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

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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