velryba
See also: veľryba
Czech
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Slavic *velьrybъ, a partial calque of Middle High German walvisch, affected by Proto-Slavic *velьjь (“great”), hence literally “great fish” or “giant fish”. By surface analysis, vel- + ryba.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editvelryba f (related adjective velrybí)
- whale (large sea mammal)
Declension
editDerived terms
edit- velrybář m anim
Related terms
edit- paryba f
- ryba f
- velrybářství n
Further reading
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- Czech terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Czech terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Czech terms partially calqued from Middle High German
- Czech terms derived from Middle High German
- Czech terms prefixed with vel-
- Czech terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Rhymes:Czech/ɪba
- Rhymes:Czech/ɪba/3 syllables
- Czech lemmas
- Czech nouns
- Czech feminine nouns
- Czech hard feminine nouns
- cs:Whales