krysa

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian кры́са (krýsa) by Josef Jungmann during the Czech National Revival.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkrɪsa]
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Noun

krysa f

  1. rat
  2. (informal, offensive) unprincipled person

Declension
Declension of krysa (hard feminine)
singular plural
nominative krysa krysy
genitive krysy krys
dative kryse krysám
accusative krysu krysy
vocative kryso krysy
locative kryse krysách
instrumental krysou krysami

Derived terms

References
  1. , Světla Čmejrková & František Daneš, "Czech", 2010.

Further reading
  • krysa in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • krysa in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
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