ohnisko

Czech

Etymology

From oheň (“fire”) +‎ -isko.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈoɦɲɪsko]
  • Rhymes: -ɪsko
  • Hyphenation: ohni‧s‧ko

Noun

ohnisko n (related adjective ohniskový)

  1. (optics) focus, focal point (point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge)
    Synonym: fokus
  2. (geometry) focus (point of a conic at which rays reflected from a curve or surface converge)
    Synonym: fokus

Declension
Declension of ohnisko (velar neuter mixed-reducible)
singular plural
nominative ohnisko ohniska
genitive ohniska ohnisek, ohnisk
dative ohnisku ohniskům
accusative ohnisko ohniska
vocative ohnisko ohniska
locative ohnisku ohniscích, ohniskách
instrumental ohniskem ohnisky

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