čolek

Czech

Etymology

Coined in the 19th century by Jan Svatopluk Presl based on Polish czołg (“snake”) from czołgać się (“to creep, to crawl”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃolɛk/

Noun

čolek m

  1. newt

Usage notes

This term is used only for some genera (e.g. Lissotriton or Triturus) of the family Salamandridae. For other species of newt, the word mlok is used.

Declension

References

  1. ↑ "čolek" in Václav Machek, Etymologický slovník jazyka českého, second edition, Academia, 1968
  2. ↑ čolek in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
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