rváček

See also: rvaček

Czech

From rváč +‎ -ek. From the verb rvát se (“scuffle”), which is from Proto-Slavic *rъvati (“tear”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hrew- (“tear, dig”).

rváček m anim

Diminutive of rváč (“brawler”)
- 2000, Oldřich Šuleř, Krásné nesmysly‎, Třebíč: Blok, →ISBN, page 54:
  Barborka je rváček, ta se jen tak nedá. Jednou o přestávce ve třídě nastavila v uličce mezi lavicemi nohu klukovi, který chtěl bít její kamarádku, a paní učitelka ji za trest postavila do kouta.
  Barborka is a little brawler, she stands her ground. Once during a break in the classroom she tripped up a boy, who wanted to beat her friend, in the aisle between the desks and the teacher put her in the corner.
(rugby) flanker [20th c.]
- 2015 September 29, “Tonga má první výhru, 20 duelů šampionátu vidělo téměř milion fanoušků”, in Rugby.cz‎:
  Dvakrát s míčem do brankoviště se probili křídlo Telusa Veainu a rváček Jack Ram.
  Wing Telusa Veainu and flanker Jack Ram made it into the in-goal area with the ball twice.

Declension of rváček (velar masculine animate reducible)

rváček m inan

(rugby) position of flanker [20th c.]
- 2015 April 23, Ondřej Bulíček, “O víkendu se hraje 11. kolo Super Rugby”, in iDnes.cz‎:
  Mafiho na rváčku zastoupí Angus Cottrell.
  Mafi will be replaced by Angus Cottrell at the position of flanker.

Declension of rváček (velar masculine inanimate reducible)