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puška

/[ˈpuʃka]/
Czechnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    rifle
  2. 2.
    gun (any firearm resembling a rifle)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech puška, borrowed from Old High German buhsa, from Proto-West Germanic *buhsā, borrowed from Late Latin buxis, borrowed from Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís), from πῠ́ξος (pŭ́xos) + -ις (-is).

Forms

  • puštičkadiminutive
Nominative
Singular
puška
Plural
pušky
Genitive
Singular
pušky
Plural
pušek
Dative
Singular
pušce
Plural
puškám
Accusative
Singular
pušku
Plural
pušky
Vocative
Singular
puško
Plural
pušky
Locative
Singular
pušce
Plural
puškách
Instrumental
Singular
puškou
Plural
puškami

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