holeň

See also: holen

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech holen, from Proto-Slavic *golěnь,[1] probably from *golъ (“naked, bare, bald”) as “a naked/bald bone”.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɦolɛɲ]

Noun

holeň f (relational adjective holenní)

  1. shin

Declension

Declension of holeň (soft zero-ending feminine)
singular plural
nominative holeň holeně
genitive holeně holení
dative holeni holením
accusative holeň holeně
vocative holeni holeně
locative holeni holeních
instrumental holení holeněmi

Derived terms

nouns

References

  1. ^ Václav Machek (1968) Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia
  2. ^ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “holeň”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda

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