prasátko

Czech

Etymology

From prase +‎ -átko.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈprasaːtko]
• Hyphenation: pra‧sát‧ko

Noun

prasátko n

1. diminutive of prase
2. piglet
3. piggy bank
4. (sports) in tennis etc., a ball's unexpected change of direction as a result of touching the net, which ends within bounds if left alone. In table tennis also a ball's unexpected change of direction as a result of falling precisely on the table's edge.
5. a spot of light on a surface as a result of reflection from a glazy surface such as the face of a wristwatch
6. (sports) jack (for bowls or pétanque)

   Synonym: košonek

Declension

Declension of prasátko (velar neuter reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	prasátko	prasátka
genitive	prasátka	prasátek
dative	prasátku	prasátkům
accusative	prasátko	prasátka
vocative	prasátko	prasátka
locative	prasátku	prasátkách
instrumental	prasátkem	prasátky

Further reading

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