velryba
See also: veľryba
Czech edit
Etymology edit
Inherited 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 edit
Noun edit
velryba f (related adjective velrybí)
- whale (large sea mammal)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
- velrybář m anim
Related terms edit
- paryba f
- ryba f
- velrybářství n