mozek

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech mozk, from Proto-Slavic *mozgъ (“marrow, brain”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *masgás, from Proto-Indo-European *mosgʰós.

Cognate with Russian мозг (mozg, “marrow, brain”), English marrow

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈmozɛk]
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  • Hyphenation: mo‧zek
  • Rhymes: -ozɛk

Noun

mozek m inan (related adjective mozkový)

  1. brain
    Podstoupil operaci mozku. ― He underwent a brain operation.

Declension
Declension of mozek (velar masculine inanimate reducible)
singular plural
nominative mozek mozky
genitive mozku mozků
dative mozku mozkům
accusative mozek mozky
vocative mozku mozky
locative mozku mozcích
instrumental mozkem mozky

Derived terms

Further reading
  • mozek in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • mozek in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • mozek in Internetová jazyková příručka
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