ajznboňák

Czech

Etymology

From German Eisenbahn (railway, railroad) +‎ -ák. First attested in the 19th century.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈajzn̩boɲaːk]
  • Hyphenation: ajzn‧bo‧ňák

Noun

ajznboňák m anim (female equivalent ajznboňačka, relational adjective ajznboňácký)

  1. (colloquial, dated) railman, railwayman
    Synonym: železničář

Declension

References

  1. ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015), “ajznboňák”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 49

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