ropucha
See also: ropuchą
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish ropucha, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *xorpuxa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈropuxa]
- Rhymes: -uxa
- Hyphenation: ro‧pu‧cha
Noun
ropucha f (relational adjective ropuší, diminutive ropuška)
Declension
Declension of ropucha (hard feminine)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ropucha | ropuchy |
| genitive | ropuchy | ropuch |
| dative | ropuše | ropuchám |
| accusative | ropuchu | ropuchy |
| vocative | ropucho | ropuchy |
| locative | ropuše | ropuchách |
| instrumental | ropuchou | ropuchami |
Derived terms
nouns
- ropušák
- ropuška
- ropušník
Further reading
- “ropucha”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “ropucha”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “ropucha”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɔˈpu.xa/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -uxa
- Syllabification: ro‧pu‧cha
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xorpuxa, *korpuxa, from *xorpa, *(s)korpa.
Noun
ropucha f (male equivalent ropuch, diminutive ropuszka)
- toad (amphibian similar to a frog)
- (derogatory) toad (ugly, bulky, older woman)
- Synonym: brzydula
Declension
Declension of ropucha
Alternative forms
Derived terms
adjective
Related terms
adjectives
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
ropucha m animal
- genitive/accusative singular of ropuch