kůl

See also: kul, KUL, kúl, kūl, kül, and kül-

Czech

Etymology

Common Slavic, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Slavic *kolъ, probably connected with *kolti (“to chop”), originally from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *kel-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuːl/

Noun

1. stake, post (pointed, long, slender piece of wood)

   kůl v plotě ― post of (literally "in") a fence

2. stake (timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned)
3. (volleyball, slang) post supporting the net
4. (heraldry) pale

Synonyms

• sloupek

Derived terms

Derived terms

• jako kůl v plotě
• kolíček
• kolík

• kůlna
• kůlový