pampeliška

Czech

Alternative forms
  • pampeluška, pampuliška, pampaluška, pamprléška, pamprlica, pampliška (dialectal)

Etymology

Uncertain.[1] Probably related to German Pampelblume, Pompelblume, see today's German Pappenstiel. Possibly also related to Old Czech pléška (“dandelion”), which is derived from pleš (“baldness”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈpampɛlɪʃka]
  • Rhymes: -ɪʃka
  • Hyphenation: pam‧pe‧li‧š‧ka

Noun

pampeliška f

  1. dandelion
    Synonym: smetánka

Declension

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References
  1. Rejzek, Jiří (2015), “pampeliška”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN

Further reading
  • pampeliška in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • pampeliška in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
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