píšťala

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Old Czech píščala, from Proto-Slavic *piščalь, from *piskati, *piščati (to squeak, whistle), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pīṣk-. Doublet of pistole.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): [ˈpiːʃcala]
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    • Hyphenation: pí‧š‧ťa‧la

    Noun

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    píšťala f

    1. whistle (device used to make a whistling sound)
    2. (historical) a rudimentary hand cannon used in the early 14th century, especially during the Hussite Wars.

    Declension

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    Derived terms

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    adjectives
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    Descendants

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    • Middle French: pistole
      • French: pistole

    Further reading

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