vůl

See also: vul

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech vól, from Proto-Slavic *volъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈvuːl]
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  • Hyphenation: vůl

Noun

vůl m anim (related adjective volský)

  1. ox (castrated male cattle)
  2. (informal, derogatory) idiot (stupid person)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hlupák
  3. (informal, usually considered derogatory) dude (a term of address for a person)

Usage notes

The meaning 3 is used only in the vocative case (see vole).

Declension
Declension of vůl (hard masculine animate quant-alt)
singular plural
nominative vůl voli, volové
genitive vola volů
dative volovi, volu volům
accusative vola voly
vocative vole voli, volové
locative volovi, volu volech
instrumental volem voly

Derived terms

See also

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