velryba

See also: veľryba

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *velьrybъ, a partial calque of Middle High German walvisch, affected by Proto-Slavic *velьjь (“great”), hence literally “great fish” or “giant fish”. By surface analysis, vel- +‎ ryba.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈvɛlrɪba]
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  • Rhymes: -ɪba
  • Hyphenation: vel‧ry‧ba

Noun

velryba f (related adjective velrybí)

  1. whale (large sea mammal)

Declension
Declension of velryba (hard feminine)
singular plural
nominative velryba velryby
genitive velryby velryb
dative velrybě velrybám
accusative velrybu velryby
vocative velrybo velryby
locative velrybě velrybách
instrumental velrybou velrybami

Derived terms

Further reading
  • velryba in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • velryba in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • velryba in Internetová jazyková příručka
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