skorocel

Slovak

Etymology

From skorý (“quick”) +‎ celiť (“to heal”), the name is related to the fact that fresh plantain leaves have the ability to stop minor bleeding. First attested in the 19th century.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈskɔrɔt͡sel]

Noun

skorocel m inan (relational adjective skorocelový)

  1. plantain, ribwort (plant of the genus Plantago)

Declension

Declension of skorocel
(pattern dub)
singularplural
nominativeskorocelskorocely
genitiveskoroceluskorocelov
dativeskoroceluskorocelom
accusativeskorocelskorocely
locativeskoroceleskoroceloch
instrumentalskorocelomskorocelmi

References

  1. ^ Králik, Ľubor (2016) “skorocel”, in Stručný etymologický slovník slovenčiny [Concise Etymological Dictionary of Slovak] (in Slovak), Bratislava: VEDA; JÚĽŠ SAV, →ISBN, page 534

Further reading

  • “skorocel”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
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