velryba

See also: veľryba

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *velьrybъ, a partial calque of Middle High German walvisch, affected by Proto-Slavic *velьjь (“great”), hence literally “great fish” or “giant fish”. By surface analysis, vel- +‎ ryba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɛlrɪba]

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• Rhymes: -ɪba
• Hyphenation: vel‧ry‧ba

Noun

velryba f (related adjective velrybí)

1. whale (large sea mammal)

Declension

Declension of velryba (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	velryba	velryby
genitive	velryby	velryb
dative	velrybě	velrybám
accusative	velrybu	velryby
vocative	velrybo	velryby
locative	velrybě	velrybách
instrumental	velrybou	velrybami

Derived terms

• velrybář m anim

 

Related terms

• paryba f
• ryba f
• velrybářství n

 

Further reading

• “velryba”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “velryba”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “velryba”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)