hovno

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *govьno (“shit”). Cognates include Polish gówno (“shit”), Serbo-Croatian govno (“shit”), and Russian говно (govno, “shit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦovno]

Noun

hovno n

1. (vulgar) shit, turd (solid excretory product)
2. (vulgar) nothing

Synonyms

• See also lejno

Derived terms

• hovínko
• hovnivál
• být na dvě věci: na nic a na hovno
• být na hovno

See also

• houby

Further reading

• Template:R:SSJC
• Template:R:PSJC

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Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *govьno (“shit”). Cognates include Polish gówno (“shit”), Serbo-Croatian govno (“shit”), and Russian говно (govno, “shit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɔvnɔ/

Noun

hovno n (genitive singular hovna, nominative plural hovná, genitive plural hovien, declension pattern of mesto)

1. (vulgar) shit, turd (solid excretory product)

Declension

Declension of hovno

	singular	plural
nominative	hovno	hovná
genitive	hovna	hovien
dative	hovnu	hovnám
accusative	hovno	hovná
locative	hovne	hovnách
instrumental	hovnom	hovnami

Derived terms

• hovienko
• na hovno
• hovnivál
• hovniak
• hovnocuc

Further reading

• “hovno”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024