mozkomor
Czech
FWOTD – 8 July 2016
Etymology
From mozek (“brain”) + -o- + mořit (“torment”). The word was coined by Pavel Medek, translator of the Harry Potter books into Czech.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmoskomor]
- Hyphenation: moz‧ko‧mor
Noun
mozkomor m anim
- dementor (soulless creature which originally appeared in the Harry Potter books) [21st c.]
- 2013 February 12, “Zase je volná! Manželka hokejisty Šlégra pustila k vodě milence. Zahýbal jí s přítelkyní”, in Super.cz:
- Když jsme se na konec románku zeptali samotné Šlégrové, mysleli jsme, že nás přes telefon snad stihne smrtelnou kletbou nebo na nás aspoň pošle mozkomory.
- When we asked about the end of the love affair to Šlégrová herself, we thought that she would hit us with a deadly spell through the phone or at least send dementors against us.
Declension
Declension of mozkomor (hard masculine animate)
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | mozkomor | mozkomoři |
genitive | mozkomora | mozkomorů |
dative | mozkomorovi, mozkomoru | mozkomorům |
accusative | mozkomora | mozkomory |
vocative | mozkomore | mozkomoři |
locative | mozkomorovi, mozkomoru | mozkomorech |
instrumental | mozkomorem | mozkomory |
References
- (3 February 2015). "Zemřel překladatel Medek, tvůrce výrazů famfrpál či mozkomor. Bylo mu 63 let". Lidovky.cz. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
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