smečka
Czech
Alternative forms
- smyčka (archaic, dialectal)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech smečka. Doublet of smyčka. Formerly meaning “loop, dog-collar”, then being used for “a group of dogs”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsmɛt͡ʃka]
Noun
smečka f
Declension
Declension of smečka (hard feminine reducible)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | smečka | smečky |
| genitive | smečky | smeček |
| dative | smečce | smečkám |
| accusative | smečku | smečky |
| vocative | smečko | smečky |
| locative | smečce | smečkách |
| instrumental | smečkou | smečkami |
Further reading
- “smečka”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “smečka”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “smečka”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025