hroch

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Czech[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Coined by Jan Svatopluk Presl, possibly based on roch (war elephant figure in chess) or on onomatopoeic hrochati (to bang, to oink).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

hroch m anim

  1. hippopotamus

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "hroch" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007

Further reading[edit]

  • hroch in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • hroch in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • hroch in Internetová jazyková příručka

Slovak[edit]

Slovak Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Czech hroch.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

hroch m anim (genitive singular hrocha, nominative plural hrochy, genitive plural hrochov)

  1. hippopotamus

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • hroch in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk