ratolest
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech letorasl, from Proto-Slavic *lětoraslь. By surface analysis, léto + růst. Doublet of letorost.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈratolɛst]
Noun
ratolest f or (uncommon) m inan (diminutive ratolístka)
- young branch, twig (with leaves and blossoms)
- Hypernym: větev
- Hrušeň přikrývala svými ratolestmi střechu.
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Declension
- feminine
Declension of ratolest (i-stem feminine)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ratolest | ratolesti |
| genitive | ratolesti | ratolestí |
| dative | ratolesti | ratolestem, ratolestím |
| accusative | ratolest | ratolesti |
| vocative | ratolesti | ratolesti |
| locative | ratolesti | ratolestech, ratolestích |
| instrumental | ratolestí | ratolestmi |
- masculine (uncommon)
Declension of ratolest (hard masculine inanimate)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ratolest | ratolesty |
| genitive | ratolestu | ratolestů |
| dative | ratolestu | ratolestům |
| accusative | ratolest | ratolesty |
| vocative | ratoleste | ratolesty |
| locative | ratolestu | ratolestech |
| instrumental | ratolestem | ratolesty |
Derived terms
nouns
- ratolestka
- ratoléstka
- ratolíska
- ratolístek
Further reading
- “ratolest”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “ratolest”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “ratolest”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026