opeska

Old Czech

Etymology

Coined by Klaret. Unknown, might derived from Germanic, see pizzle and posek. First attested in the 14th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈopɛska/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈopɛska/

Noun

opeska f

1. (anatomy) foreskin

Declension

Declension of opeska (hard a-stem reducible)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	opeska	opescě	opesky
genitive	opesky	opeskú	opesek
dative	opescě	opeskama	opeskám
accusative	opesku	opescě	opesky
vocative	opesko	opescě	opesky
locative	opescě	opeskú	opeskách
instrumental	opeskú	opeskama	opeskami

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “opeska”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění