kůl

See also: kul, KUL, kúl, kūl, kül, and kül-

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech kól, from Proto-Slavic *kolъ. Probably connected with *kolti (“to chop”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kálˀtei, originally from Proto-Indo-European *kel-.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkuːl]
  • Hyphenation: kůl

Noun

kůl m inan

  1. stake, post (pointed, long, slender piece of wood)
    kůl v plotě ― post of (literally "in") a fence
  2. stake (timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned)
  3. (volleyball, slang) post supporting the net
    Synonym: sloupek
  4. (heraldry) pale

Declension
Declension of kůl (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative kůl kůly
genitive kůlu kůlů
dative kůlu kůlům
accusative kůl kůly
vocative kůle kůly
locative kůlu kůlech
instrumental kůlem kůly

Derived terms

References
  1. "kůl" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007

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