pepka

Czech

Etymology

Probably from Pepa, or derived from formerly used name of the disease: "Progressive Paralysis" abbreviated as P.P. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpɛpka]
  • Hyphenation: pep‧ka

Noun

pepka f

  1. (informal) stroke (loss of brain function)
    Synonym: mrtvice
    Klepla ho pepka. ― He had a stroke.

Declension

Declension of pepka (hard feminine reducible)
singular plural
nominative pepka pepky
genitive pepky pepek
dative pepce pepkám
accusative pepku pepky
vocative pepko pepky
locative pepce pepkách
instrumental pepkou pepkami

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