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kůl

/[ˈkuːl]/
Czechnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    stake, post (pointed, long, slender piece of wood)
    • kůl v plotě

      post of (literally "in") a fence

  2. 2.
    stake (timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned)
  3. 3.
    pale
  4. 4.
    slangpost supporting the net

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms

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-.

Forms

  • kolíkdiminutive
Nominative
Singular
kůl
Plural
kůly, koly
Genitive
Singular
kůlu, kolu
Plural
kůlů, kolů
Dative
Singular
kůlu, kolu
Plural
kůlům, kolům
Accusative
Singular
kůl
Plural
kůly, koly
Vocative
Singular
kůle, kole
Plural
kůly, koly
Locative
Singular
kůlu, kolu
Plural
kůlech, kolech
Instrumental
Singular
kůlem, kolem
Plural
kůly, koly

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