smečka

Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech smečka. Doublet of smyčka. Formerly meaning “loop, dog-collar”, then being used for “a group of dogs”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈsmɛt͡ʃka]

Noun

smečka f

  1. pack (of hounds or dogs)
  2. pack (of wolves)
  3. pride (of lions)

Declension
Declension of smečka (hard feminine reducible)
singular plural
nominative smečka smečky
genitive smečky smeček
dative smečce smečkám
accusative smečku smečky
vocative smečko smečky
locative smečce smečkách
instrumental smečkou smečkami

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