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mozkomor

/[ˈmoskomor]/
Czechnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    dementor (soulless creature which originally appeared in the Harry Potter books)
    • Ty jsi mu vysál život? […] Jak? […] Jako mozkomor.

      You ate his life? […] How? […] Like a dementor.

    • Když jsme se na konec románku zeptali samotné Šlégrové, mysleli jsme, že nás přes telefon snad stihne smrtelnou kletbou nebo na nás aspoň pošle mozkomory.

      When we asked about the end of the love affair to Šlégrová herself, we thought that she would hit us with a deadly spell through the phone or at least send dementors against us.

    • Stačí jako Mozkomor naslouchat a živit se utrpením jiných.

      It is enough when you listen and feed yourself on the misery of others like a dementor.

Etymology

From mozek (“brain”) + -o- + mořit (“torment”). The word was coined by Pavel Medek, translator of the Harry Potter books into Czech.

Nominative
Singular
mozkomor
Plural
mozkomoři
Genitive
Singular
mozkomora
Plural
mozkomorů
Dative
Singular
mozkomorovi, mozkomoru
Plural
mozkomorům
Accusative
Singular
mozkomora
Plural
mozkomory
Vocative
Singular
mozkomore
Plural
mozkomoři
Locative
Singular
mozkomorovi, mozkomoru
Plural
mozkomorech
Instrumental
Singular
mozkomorem
Plural
mozkomory

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