žralok
Czech
Etymology
Coined by Jan Svatopluk Presl based on Polish żarłok (“glutton”). Analyzable as žral + -ok. From žrát (“eat”). First attested in the 19th century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʒralok]
- Hyphenation: žra‧lok
Noun
žralok m anim (relational adjective žraločí)
- shark
- the separation of the sole from the front of a shoe or boot (that makes the front of the shoe look like the open mouth of a shark)
- Zakopl jsem o obrubník a teď mám na botě žraloka. ― I tripped on the curb and ripped the sole off of the front of my shoe. (literally, “…and now there's a shark on my shoe.”)
Declension
Further reading
- “žralok”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “žralok”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “žralok”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʒralɔk]
Noun
žralok m animal (relational adjective žraločí)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | žralok | žraloky |
| genitive | žraloka | žralokov |
| dative | žralokovi | žralokom |
| accusative | žraloka | žraloky |
| locative | žralokovi | žralokoch |
| instrumental | žralokom | žralokmi |
Further reading
- “žralok”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025