ptakopysk
Czech
Etymology
From pták (“bird”) + -o- + pysk (“lip”). Calque of translingual Ornithorhynchus,[1] from Ancient Greek ὄρνιθ- (órnith-) (the stem of ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”)) + ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”); Coined by Jan Svatopluk Presl (1791–1849).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ptakopɪsk/
Noun
ptakopysk m
- platypus
Declension
Declension of ptakopysk
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ptakopysk | ptakopysci, ptakopyskové |
| genitive | ptakopyska | ptakopysků |
| dative | ptakopyskovi, ptakopysku | ptakopyskům |
| accusative | ptakopyska | ptakopysky |
| vocative | ptakopysku | ptakopysci, ptakopyskové |
| locative | ptakopyskovi, ptakopysku | ptakopyscích |
| instrumental | ptakopyskem | ptakopysky |
References
- Boček, Vít (2011), “České názvy savců. Historicko-etymologická studie”, in Jazykovědné aktuality (in Czech), archived from the original on 2016-03-05, retrieved 2015-02-20, page 128