dítko

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech dietko. By surface analysis, dítě (“child”) +‎ -ko (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɟiːtko]
  • Hyphenation: dít‧ko

Noun

dítko (singular; also expressive in the plural) n or (in the plural) f

  1. (literary) child
    Synonym: dítě

Usage notes

  • In the plural, this term can be declined either using feminine forms (with corresponding feminine agreement) or neuter forms (with corresponding neuter agreement). The latter forms are considered more "expressive".

Declension

Declension of dítko (velar neuter // hard feminine mixed-reducible)
singular plural
nominative dítko dítky, dítka1
genitive dítka dítek
dative dítku dítkám, dítkům1
accusative dítko dítky, dítka1
vocative dítko dítky, dítka1
locative dítku dítkách
instrumental dítkem dítkami, dítky1

1Expressive.

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