ptakopysk

Czech

Etymology

From pták (“bird”) +‎ -o- +‎ pysk (“lip”). Calque of Translingual Ornithorhynchus,[1] from Ancient Greek ὄρνιθ- (órnith-) (the stem of ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”)) + ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”); coined by Jan Svatopluk Presl (1791–1849).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ptakopɪsk/

Noun

ptakopysk m

  1. platypus

Declension
Declension
singular plural
nominative ptakopysk ptakopysci, ptakopyskové
genitive ptakopyska ptakopysků
dative ptakopyskovi, ptakopysku ptakopyskům
accusative ptakopyska ptakopysky
vocative ptakopysku ptakopysci, ptakopyskové
locative ptakopyskovi, ptakopysku ptakopyscích
instrumental ptakopyskem ptakopysky

References
  1. Boček, Vít (2011), “České názvy savců. Historicko-etymologická studie”, in Jazykovědné aktuality‎ (in Czech), retrieved 2015-02-20, page 128
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