blesk
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech blesk, from Proto-Slavic *blěskъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈblɛsk]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛsk
Noun
blesk m inan
- lightning (flash of light)
- lightning (discharge itself)
- photoflash
Declension
Declension of blesk (velar masculine inanimate)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | blesk | blesky |
| genitive | blesku | blesků |
| dative | blesku | bleskům |
| accusative | blesk | blesky |
| vocative | blesku | blesky |
| locative | blesku | blescích |
| instrumental | bleskem | blesky |
Related terms
See also
- hrom m
Further reading
- “blesk”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “blesk”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “blesk”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Old Czech
Alternative forms
- błesk (alternative writing)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *blěskъ with the irregular change of l to ł.
Pronunciation
Noun
blesk m inan
Declension
Declension of blesk (hard o-stem reducible)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | blesk | blsky | blsci, blskové |
| genitive | blska, blsku | blskú | blskóv |
| dative | blsku | blskoma | blskóm |
| accusative | blesk | blsky | blsky |
| vocative | blšče | blsky | blsci, blskové |
| locative | blscě, blsku | blskú | blsciech |
| instrumental | blskem | blskoma | blsky |
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Related terms
- blesknúti
- blysk
- blýskati
- blščieti
Descendants
- Czech: blesk
Further reading
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “blesk”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *blěskъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bʎesk]
Noun
blesk m inan
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | blesk | blesky |
| genitive | blesku | bleskov |
| dative | blesku | bleskom |
| accusative | blesk | blesky |
| locative | blesku | bleskoch |
| instrumental | bleskom | bleskmi |
See also
Further reading
- “blesk”, 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