žampion

See also: žampión

Czech

pečárka polní
(Agaricus campestris)

Wikispecies

Alternative forms

• žampión

Etymology

Borrowed from French champignon (possibly through German Champignon)), which comes from Vulgar Latin *campāniolus (“growing in the field”), derived from Latin campānia (“field”), from campus (“field”). Compare šampion, kemp or kampaň.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʒampɪjon]
• IPA^(key): [ˈʒampɪjoːn]
• Rhymes: -ɪjon, -ɪjoːn
• Hyphenation: žam‧pion

Noun

žampion m inan

1. any mushroom of the genus Agaricus, often a champignon (Agaricus bisporus) or a field mushroom (Agaricus campestris) [19th c.]

   Synonym: pečárka

Declension

Declension of žampion (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	žampion	žampiony
genitive	žampionu	žampionů
dative	žampionu	žampionům
accusative	žampion	žampiony
vocative	žampione	žampiony
locative	žampionu	žampionech
instrumental	žampionem	žampiony

Derived terms

• žampionárna
• žampionotvaré
• žampionovité
• žampionový

 

Further reading

• “žampion”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “žampión”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “žampion”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)