Kocourkov

Czech

Etymology

After Kocourkov, a fictitious town known for its mismanagement and foolishness of its inhabitants (compare Abdera or Gotham, Nottinghamshire). It was popularized especially by the book Kronika města Kocourkova by Ondřej Sekora.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkot͡sou̯rkof]
• Hyphenation: Ko‧cour‧kov

Proper noun

Kocourkov m inan (related adjective kocourkovský)

1. a place or situation where people behave foolishly
   • 1848, Karel Havlíček Borovský, “Naše politika”, in Články z Národních novin:

     My jsme byli vždy v německém spolku jen Kocourkov, na nás celé Německo prstem ukazovalo, s potupným úsměchem o nás "Oesterreichrach" mluvilo atd.

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Declension

Declension of Kocourkov (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Kocourkov	Kocourkovy
genitive	Kocourkova	Kocourkovů
dative	Kocourkovu	Kocourkovům
accusative	Kocourkov	Kocourkovy
vocative	Kocourkove	Kocourkovy
locative	Kocourkově	Kocourkovech
instrumental	Kocourkovem	Kocourkovy

Derived terms

• kocourkovsky
• kocourkovství
• Kocourkovští