osle
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈoslɛ]
- Hyphenation: os‧le
Etymology 1
From osel (“donkey”).
Noun
osle n
- donkey foal
- 1873, Josef Jakub Jungmann, Josefa Jungmanna Sebrané drobné spisy: Veršem i prosou, volume II, Praha: I. L. Kober, page 187:
- […] jáť vím, že mnozí včera tak chudí byli, že ani na provaz neměli, dnes náhle tak bohatí jsou, nákladně a skvostně sobě vedou, šesti koňmi jezdí, ježto nedávno v domě ani oslete neměli, zlaté prsteny nosí a v šarlatu sobě vykračují, aniž pak se přesvědčiti mohou, žeby to jejich bohatství sen byl […]
- […] I know that many who were so poor yesterday that they could not afford to buy a rope are suddenly so rich, so well off, and ride in coaches driven with six horses, although they did not even have a donkey foal in their house; they wear golden rings and walk in scarlet clothes, not being able to see that their wealth is a dream […]
Declension
Further reading
Old English
Alternative forms
- ōslae — early
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *amslā.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈoːs.le/, [ˈoːz.le]
Noun
ōsle f
- (European) blackbird
- Sēo wīflīċe ōsle ġetimbreþ nest þrēowa on ġēare.
- The female blackbird builds a nest three times a year.
Declension
Declension of osle (weak)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | ōsle | ōslan |
accusative | ōslan | ōslan |
genitive | ōslan | ōslena |
dative | ōslan | ōslum |
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