kotec

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • katec

Etymology

From a Slavic language, compare Serbo-Croatian kòtac, Macedonian котец (kotec), Bulgarian котец (kotec).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kɔˈtɛt͡s]

Noun

kotec m (plural kotece, definite koteci, definite plural kotecet)

  1. pen
  2. grain basket
  3. (figurative) decrepit house
  4. (regional) pigsty
  5. (regional) shepherd's hut
  6. (regional) place where dairy is kept

Synonyms

References
  1. Omari, Anila (2012) “kotec”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, pages 174-175

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech kotec, from Proto-Slavic *kotьcь.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkotɛt͡s]

Noun

kotec m inan

  1. hutch (cage for rabbits)

Declension
Declension of kotec (soft masculine inanimate reducible)
singular plural
nominative kotec kotce
genitive kotce kotců
dative kotci kotcům
accusative kotec kotce
vocative kotci kotce
locative kotci kotcích
instrumental kotcem kotci

Further reading
  • kotec in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • kotec in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • kotec in Internetová jazyková příručka
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