batoh

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Slovak batoh with the same meaning.[1][2] In old Czech, batoh had a different meaning (“whip, stick”), inherited from Proto-Slavic *batogъ.[2] It is unclear whether the word changed meaning (possibly via “a stick to carry baggage”, and “baggage carried using a stick”) or the modern usage is a new derivation (Machek’s theory of derivation from German Weidtasche (“hunter’s bag”)[1] is considered implausible by Rejzek).[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbatox]

Noun

batoh m inan

  1. backpack, rucksack, knapsack

Declension
Declension of batoh (velar masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative batoh batohy
genitive batohu batohů
dative batohu batohům
accusative batoh batohy
vocative batohu batohy
locative batohu batozích
instrumental batohem batohy

Derived terms

References
  1. Machek, Václav (1968), “batoh”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého, 2nd edition, Prague: Academia, page 48
  2. Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, Leda, 2015, →ISBN, page 77.

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