debakl

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from French débâcle.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈdɛbakl̩]

Noun

debakl m inan

  1. debacle crushing defeat (event or enterprise that ends suddenly and disastrously)
    Voliči dali vinu za tento debakl republikánům. ― Voters imputed blame for the defeat to the Republicans.

Declension
Declension of debakl (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative debakl debakly
genitive debaklu debaklů
dative debaklu debaklům
accusative debakl debakly
vocative debakle debakly
locative debaklu debaklech
instrumental debaklem debakly

See also

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