kůň

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kun"

Czech

Etymology

  • Inherited from Old Czech kóň, from Proto-Slavic *kòňь.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈkuːɲ]
    • Audio:(file)
    • Hyphenation: kůň
    • Rhymes: -uːɲ

    Noun

    kůň m anim

    1. horse
      Synonyms: , komoň

    Declension

    Noun

    kůň m anim or m inan

    1. something inanimate that resembles a horse:
      1. (informal) knight (chess piece)
        Synonym: jezdec
      2. (gymnastics) pommel horse
      3. (physics, informal) horsepower
        Synonym: koňská síla
      4. rocking horse
        Synonym: houpací kůň
      5. (colloquial, regional, Moravia) stapler
        Synonym: sešívačka
        • 1986, Jaromíra Kolárová, Chtěla bych ten strom[1], page 11:
          Prostě jsem se ohnala koněm, tedy sešívačkou.
          I simply hit out with a kůň, that means with a stapler.

    Usage notes

    • When referring to an inanimate object, the term is declined the same as when animate but normally takes inanimate agreement in the plural.

    Declension

    Noun

    kůň m anim

    1. (vulgar, derogatory) idiot, fool, dumbass

    Declension

    adjectives
    adverb

    See also

    Chess pieces in Czech · šachové figurky (layout · text)
    král dáma, královna věž střelec jezdec, kůň pěšec

    Further reading