sršeň

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See also: sršen

Czech

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Etymology

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From Old Czech sršen, from Proto-Slavic *sьrxy (stem *sьršen-), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śiršō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂s-. Cognate with Lithuanian širšė, Latin crābrō, English hornet.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sršeň m anim or f

  1. hornet

Usage notes

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  • The masculine gender predominates in everyday use, but the feminine gender is normally used in technical zoological contexts.

Declension

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when masculine:

when feminine:

Further reading

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