Old Czech

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Compare Serbo-Croatian ušénac, possible connection with Proto-Slavic *vъ̏šь. Form may have been a contamination of Proto-Slavic *ušьnъ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈʋʃɛnɛt͡s/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈfʃɛnɛt͡s/

Noun

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všenec m inan

  1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
    1. louse
    2. earworm, certain kind of bug

Declension

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