píšťala

Czech

Etymology

    Inherited from Old Czech píščala, from Proto-Slavic *piščalь, from *piskati, *piščati (“to squeak, whistle”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pīṣk-. Doublet of pistole.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈpiːʃcala]
    • Audio:(file)
    • Hyphenation: pí‧š‧ťa‧la

    Noun

    píšťala f

    1. whistle (device used to make a whistling sound)
    2. (historical) a rudimentary hand cannon used in the early 15th century, especially during the Hussite Wars.

    Declension

    Declension of píšťala (hard feminine)
    singular plural
    nominative píšťala píšťaly
    genitive píšťaly píšťal
    dative píšťale píšťalám
    accusative píšťalu píšťaly
    vocative píšťalo píšťaly
    locative píšťale píšťalách
    instrumental píšťalou píšťalami

    Derived terms

    adjectives
    • píšťalkový
    • píšťalový
    nouns

    Descendants

    • Middle French: pistole
      • French: pistole

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