vápno

See also: vapno

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech vápno, from Proto-Slavic *vapьno, from *vapь (“dye”) (lime was originally used only as a dye). Maybe originated with Proto-Indo-European *wep-.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvaːpno]

Noun

vápno n

  1. lime (calcium-based substance)
  2. (soccer) penalty box
    Synonym: velké vápno

Declension

Declension of vápno (hard neuter reducible)
singular plural
nominative vápno vápna
genitive vápna vápen
dative vápnu vápnům
accusative vápno vápna
vocative vápno vápna
locative vápně, vápnu vápnech
instrumental vápnem vápny

References

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

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