sametonohá

Czech

Etymology

From samet (“velvet”) +‎ -o- +‎ noha (“leg”) +‎ -á. It refers to the velvety surface of the stipe of the fruiting body of the specified fungus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈsamɛtonoɦaː]
  • Rhymes: -oɦaː
  • Hyphenation: sa‧me‧to‧no‧há

Adjective

sametonohá (not comparable) f

  1. (relational) a species of fungi with velvety surface of the stipe, penízovka sametonohá (“velvet foot, Flammulina velutipes”)
    • 2013, Mikšík Michal, Poznáváme jarní houby‎, Praha: Grada Publishing, page 167:
      Penízovka sametonohá je výtečná jedlá houba.
      Velvet foot is a tasty edible mushroom.

Usage notes

Although all three genders of the adjective can be created (masculine sametonohý, feminine sametonohá and neuter sametonohé), in practical usage only the feminine (sametonohá) can be found, since the word appears only in the above mentioned name of the fungus (though exceptions may be possible).

Declension
Declension of sametonohá (hard feminine adjectival)
singular plural
nominative sametonohá sametonohé
genitive sametonohé sametonohých
dative sametonohé sametonohým
accusative sametonohou sametonohé
vocative sametonohá sametonohé
locative sametonohé sametonohých
instrumental sametonohou sametonohými

Further reading
  • sametonohý in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
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