ucho
Caló[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Perhaps ultimately from Sanskrit अवश्या (avaśyā, “dew”)
Noun[edit]
ucho m
Czech[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old Czech ucho, from Proto-Slavic *uxo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *aušis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ucho n
- ear (of a human, animal, puppet, humanoid robot, etc.)
Usage notes[edit]
- The irregular plural forms originated as the dual in Old Czech, while the regular plural forms below were the Old Czech plural. But the plurals are now simply split by meaning, no matter how many objects are being talked about.
Declension[edit]
Noun[edit]
ucho n
- anything resembling an ear:
- handle (of a pot, jug, garbage can, shopping bag, trophy, etc.)
- eye (of a needle)
- ear flap (on a hat)
- (glassblowing) protrusion at the edge of a plate of glass
- used in folk names of various plants, e.g.:
- babí ucho ― greater plaintain (Plantago major) (literally, “granny's ear”)
- volské ucho ― greater plaintain (Plantago major) (literally, “ox's ear”)
- babské ucho ― common sage (Salvia officinalis) (literally, “granny's ear”)
- lví ucho ― Leonotis nepetifolia (literally, “lion's ear”)
- sloní ucho ― Haemanthus albiflos (literally, “elephant's ear”)
- mořské ucho ― Haliotis tuberculata (literally, “sea ear”)
- (military slang) new recruit, rookie, green recruit
- (derogatory) oaf (clumsy person)
Declension[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- ucho in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- ucho in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- ucho in Internetová jazyková příručka
Old Czech[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *uxo, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ous-.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ucho n
Declension[edit]
singular | dual | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | ucho | uši | ucha |
genitive | ucha | ušú | uch |
dative | uchu | ušima | uchóm |
accusative | ucho | uši | ucha |
vocative | ucho | uši | ucha |
locative | ušě, uchu | ušú | ušiech |
instrumental | uchem | ušima | uchy |
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Descendants[edit]
- Czech: ucho
Further reading[edit]
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “ucho”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Old Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *uxo, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ous-.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ucho n
Declension[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Polish: ucho
References[edit]
- B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “ucho”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old Polish ucho, from Proto-Slavic *ȗxo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *auś-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws (“ear”), from *h₂ew- (“to see”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ucho n (diminutive uszko, augmentative uszysko)
- ear (body part)
- (colloquial) snitch, informant
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- kłaść w uszy impf
- położyć uszy po sobie pf, kłaść uszy po sobie impf
Noun[edit]
ucho n (diminutive uszko, augmentative uszysko)
Declension[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- ucho in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- ucho in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romani[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Sanskrit उच्च (uchcha, “high, elevated”).
Adjective[edit]
ucho (feminine uchi, plural uche)
Slovak[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *uxo, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ous-.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ucho n (genitive singular ucha, nominative plural uši, uchá, genitive plural uší, úch, declension pattern of mesto)
Declension[edit]
#1 | #2, #3 |
Further reading[edit]
- “ucho”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2023
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