vápno

See also: vapno

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech vápno, from Proto-Slavic *vapьno, from *vapь (dye) (lime was originally used only as a dye). Maybe originated with Proto-Indo-European *wep-.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvaːpno]

Noun

vápno n

  1. lime (calcium-based substance)
  2. (soccer) penalty box
    Synonym: velké vápno

Declension

References

  1. "vápno" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007

Further reading

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