dítko

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Czech

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Czech dietko. By surface analysis, dítě (child) +‎ -ko (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɟiːtko]
  • Hyphenation: dít‧ko

Noun

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dítko (singular; also expressive in the plural) n or (in the plural) f

  1. (literary) child
    Synonym: dítě

Usage notes

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  • In the plural, this term can be declined either using feminine forms (with corresponding feminine agreement) or neuter forms (with corresponding neuter agreement). The latter forms are considered more "expressive".

Declension

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Further reading

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  • dítko”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • dítko”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • dítko”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)