hmyz

Czech

Etymology

Originally “something which swarms” (see hemžit se); from Proto-Slavic *gъmyzъ, from Proto-Slavic *gъmъziti sę of uncertain origin.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɦmɪs]
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Noun

hmyz m

  1. insect

Declension

References

  1. ↑ hmyz in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007

Further reading

  • hmyz in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • hmyz in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
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