pepka

Czech

Etymology

Probably from Pepa, or derived from formerly used name of the disease: "Progressive Paralysis" abbreviated as P.P. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈpɛpka]
  • Hyphenation: pep‧ka

Noun

pepka f

  1. (informal) stroke (loss of brain function)
    Synonym: mrtvice
    Klepla ho pepka. ― He had a stroke.

Declension
Declension of pepka (hard feminine reducible)
singular plural
nominative pepka pepky
genitive pepky pepek
dative pepce pepkám
accusative pepku pepky
vocative pepko pepky
locative pepce pepkách
instrumental pepkou pepkami

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