vrhcáby

Czech

Etymology

vrh (“a throw”) + cáb; a semi-calque of Middle High German Wurfzabel = Wurf (“a throw”) + Zabel (“a board”), from Latin tabula.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vr̩xtsaːbɪ/

Noun

vrhcáby m (plural only)

  1. backgammon

Declension

Descendants

References

  1. ↑ Rejzek, Jiří (2007) Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Version 1.0 edition, Prague: Leda
  2. ↑ Machek, Václav (1968) Etymologický slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 2nd edition edition, Prague: Academia, page 700
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