vepř

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech vepř, from Proto-Slavic *veprь (boar). Cognate with Old English eofor, German Eber, Latin aper.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvɛpr̝̊]
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  • Rhymes: -ɛpr̝̊

Noun

vepř m anim (relational adjective vepřový)

  1. pig
    Synonym: prase
  2. a castrated male pig: a barrow

Declension

References

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

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