žralok

Czech

Etymology

Coined by Jan Svatopluk Presl based on Polish żarłok (“glutton”). Analyzable as žral +‎ -ok. From žrát (“eat”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈʒralok]
  • Hyphenation: žra‧lok

Noun

žralok m anim (related adjective žraločí)

  1. shark
    Neviděla toho žraloka pod hladinou. ― She didn't see the shark under the surface.
  2. the separation of the sole from the front of a shoe or boot (that makes the front of the shoe look like the open mouth of a shark)
    Zakopl jsem o obrubník a teď mám na botě žraloka. ― I tripped on the curb and ripped the sole off of the front of my shoe. (literally, “…and now there's a shark on my shoe.”)

Declension
Declension of žralok (velar masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative žralok žraloci
genitive žraloka žraloků
dative žralokovi, žraloku žralokům
accusative žraloka žraloky
vocative žraloku žraloci
locative žralokovi, žraloku žralocích
instrumental žralokem žraloky

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

Slovak

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈʒralɔk]

Noun

žralok m anim (genitive singular žraloka, nominative plural žraloky, genitive plural žralokov, declension pattern of chlap)

  1. shark

Declension
Declension of žralok
singular plural
nominative žralok žraloky
genitive žraloka žralokov
dative žralokovi žralokom
accusative žraloka žraloky
locative žralokovi žralokoch
instrumental žralokom žralokmi

Further reading
  • “žralok”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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