trpaslík
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Derived from Old Church Slavonic трьпѧстъкъ (trĭpęstŭkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *tri + *pęstь + *-ikъ, literally "three fists tall". Compare French haut comme trois pommes and German Dreikäsehoch.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]trpaslík m anim (female equivalent trpaslice)
- dwarf (a being from folklore)
- dwarf (a person of short stature)
- (astronomy) dwarf (a star of relatively small size)
Declension
[edit]Declension of trpaslík (velar masculine animate)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | trpaslík | trpaslíci |
| genitive | trpaslíka | trpaslíků |
| dative | trpaslíkovi, trpaslíku | trpaslíkům |
| accusative | trpaslíka | trpaslíky |
| vocative | trpaslíku | trpaslíci |
| locative | trpaslíkovi, trpaslíku | trpaslících |
| instrumental | trpaslíkem | trpaslíky |
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “trpaslík”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “trpaslík”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
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