kůl

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kul"

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech kól, from Proto-Slavic *kolъ. Probably connected with *kolti (“to chop”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kálˀtei, originally from Proto-Indo-European *kel-.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkuːl]
  • Hyphenation: kůl

Noun

kůl m inan (diminutive kolík)

  1. stake, post (pointed, long, slender piece of wood)
    kůl v plotě ― post of (literally "in") a fence
  2. stake (timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned)
  3. (volleyball, slang) post supporting the net
    Synonym: sloupek
  4. (heraldry) pale

Usage notes

  • In the past, the declined forms used to have shortened stem (gen. kolu). It was probably abandoned due to its similarity with the forms of kolo.

Declension

Declension of kůl (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative kůl kůly
genitive kůlu kůlů
dative kůlu kůlům
accusative kůl kůly
vocative kůle kůly
locative kůlu kůlech
instrumental kůlem kůly
archaic
Declension of kůl (hard masculine inanimate quant-alt)
singular plural
nominative kůl koly
genitive kolu kolů
dative kolu kolům
accusative kůl koly
vocative kole koly
locative kolu kolech
instrumental kolem koly

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “kůl”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda

Further reading

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