ručnice

Czech

Etymology

From ruční +‎ -ice.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈrut͡ʃɲɪt͡sɛ]
  • Hyphenation: ruč‧ni‧ce

Noun

ručnice f

  1. rifle
    Synonym: puška
    • 1884, Jan Neruda, Povídky malostranské:
      Kdybych měl ručnici, vystřelím oknem, a kdyby mělo celé sousedstvo z toho dostat psotník!
      If I had a rifle, I would shoot through the window even if the whole neighbourhood should get convulsions from it!

Declension
Declension of ručnice (soft feminine)
singular plural
nominative ručnice ručnice
genitive ručnice ručnic
dative ručnici ručnicím
accusative ručnici ručnice
vocative ručnice ručnice
locative ručnici ručnicích
instrumental ručnicí ručnicemi

Descendants
  • Polish: rusznica

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