držka
Czech
Alternative forms
- dršťka (more formal but less common)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdr̩ʃka]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: drž‧ka
Noun
držka f
- muzzle (the protruding part of many animal's head which includes nose, mouth and jaws)
- (plural only) tripe (the lining of the large stomach of ruminating animals, when prepared for food)
- (informal, derogatory) trap (human's mouth or face)
- (informal, derogatory) grimace
- Synonym: (neutral) grimasa
- (informal, derogatory) rude or objectionable person
- Synonym: (less pejorative) drzoun
Declension
Declension of držka (hard feminine reducible)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | držka | držky |
| genitive | držky | držek |
| dative | držce | držkám |
| accusative | držku | držky |
| vocative | držko | držky |
| locative | držce | držkách |
| instrumental | držkou | držkami |
Further reading
- “držka”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “držka”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “držka”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025