kudlanka

Czech

Etymology

Coined by Jan Svatopluk Presl, possibly based on Czech kudla (“jack-knife”) due to its similarity to the mantis's forearms.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkudlaŋka]

Noun

kudlanka f

  1. mantis (insect)

Declension

Declension of kudlanka (hard feminine reducible)
singular plural
nominative kudlanka kudlanky
genitive kudlanky kudlanek
dative kudlance kudlankám
accusative kudlanku kudlanky
vocative kudlanko kudlanky
locative kudlance kudlankách
instrumental kudlankou kudlankami

References

  1. ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2001), “kudlanka”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 1st edition, Voznice: LEDA, →ISBN, page 332

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