vlk

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech vlk, from Proto-Slavic *vьlkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wilkás, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvl̩k]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: vlk
  • Rhymes: -l̩k

Noun

vlk m anim (feminine vlčice, related adjective vlčí)

  1. wolf
    V dálce slyšely výt vlky.The howls of wolves could be heard from the distance.
  2. (expressive) experienced, courageous person
  3. (expressive, derogatory) insidious, cruel person

Declension

Noun

vlk m inan

  1. child's noisemaking spinning top
  2. (textiles, rare) tearing machine
  3. (colloquial) sprain, charley horse
  4. (forestry) burgeoning tree shoot
  5. (folk) spiny burdock fruit
  6. (folk) charred candle wick

Declension

Further reading

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

Old Czech

Alternative forms

  • vľk (alternative writing)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vьlkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wilkás, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈʋl̩k/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈvl̩k/

Noun

vlk m animal

  1. wolf

Declension

Descendants

  • Czech: vlk

Further reading

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

vlk m (Cyrillic spelling влк)

  1. Obsolete spelling of vuk

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vьlkъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vl̩k]
  • Homophone: Vlk

Noun

vlk m anim (genitive singular vlka, nominative plural vlci, vlky, genitive plural vlkov, declension pattern of chlap or dub)

  1. wolf

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • vlk”, 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, 2024
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