čolek
Appearance
Czech
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Coined by Jan Svatopluk Presl in the 19th century based on Polish czołg (“tank”) from czołgać się (“to creep, to crawl”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]čolek m anim
Usage notes
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Machek, Václav (1968) Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia
- ^ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “čolek”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda