plískanice

Czech

Etymology

From plískán +‎ -ice, from the verb plískat, from Proto-Slavic *pluskari (“slapping”), either ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-u-d- (“to clap the hands”), from *pleh₂-u-h₂- (“palm of the hand”), from *pleh₂- (“flat”); or simply onomatopoeic (compare *pleskati (“to splash”)).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpliːskaɲɪt͡sɛ]

Noun

plískanice f

  1. sleet

Declension

Declension of plískanice (soft feminine)
singular plural
nominative plískanice plískanice
genitive plískanice plískanic
dative plískanici plískanicím
accusative plískanici plískanice
vocative plískanice plískanice
locative plískanici plískanicích
instrumental plískanicí plískanicemi

References

  1. ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2001), “plískanice”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 1st edition, Voznice: LEDA, →ISBN

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