Kocourkov

Czech

Etymology

After Kocourkov, a fictitious town known for its mismanagement and foolishness of its inhabitants (compare Abdera or Gotham, Nottinghamshire). It was popularized especially by the book Kronika města Kocourkova by Ondřej Sekora.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkot͡sou̯rkof]
  • Hyphenation: Ko‧cour‧kov

Proper noun

Kocourkov m inan (related adjective kocourkovský)

  1. a place or situation where people behave foolishly
    • 1848, Karel Havlíček Borovský, “Naše politika”, in Články z Národních novin:
      My jsme byli vždy v německém spolku jen Kocourkov, na nás celé Německo prstem ukazovalo, s potupným úsměchem o nás "Oesterreichrach" mluvilo atd.
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Declension
Declension of Kocourkov (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative Kocourkov Kocourkovy
genitive Kocourkova Kocourkovů
dative Kocourkovu Kocourkovům
accusative Kocourkov Kocourkovy
vocative Kocourkove Kocourkovy
locative Kocourkově Kocourkovech
instrumental Kocourkovem Kocourkovy

Derived terms
  • kocourkovsky
  • kocourkovství
  • Kocourkovští
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