prasátko

Czech

Etymology

From prase +‎ -átko.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈprasaːtko]
  • Hyphenation: pra‧sát‧ko

Noun

prasátko n

  1. Diminutive of prase
  2. piglet
  3. piggy bank
  4. (sports) in tennis etc., a ball's unexpected change of direction as a result of touching the net, which ends within bounds if left alone. In table tennis also a ball's unexpected change of direction as a result of falling precisely on the table's edge.
  5. a spot of light on a surface as a result of reflection from a glazy surface such as the face of a wristwatch
  6. (sports) jack (for bowls or pétanque)
    Synonym: košonek

Declension
Declension of prasátko (velar neuter reducible)
singular plural
nominative prasátko prasátka
genitive prasátka prasátek
dative prasátku prasátkům
accusative prasátko prasátka
vocative prasátko prasátka
locative prasátku prasátkách
instrumental prasátkem prasátky

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