kůl

See also: kul, KUL, kúl, kūl, kül, and kül-

Czech

Etymology

Common Slavic, from Proto-Slavic *kolъ, probably connected with *kolti (to chop), originally from Proto-Indo-European *kel-.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuːl/

Noun

kůl m

  1. stake, post (pointed, long, slender piece of wood)
    kůl v plotěpost of (literally "in") a fence
  2. stake (timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned)
  3. (volleyball, slang) post supporting the net
  4. (heraldry) pale

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References

  1. kůl in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
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