cucek

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech cucek. Possibly related to cuchat or cucat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sut͡sɛk]

Noun

cucek m inan

1. tow

   Synonym: koudel

2. tuft, ball

   Synonyms: chomáč, chuchvalec

3. shred, tatter

   Synonym: cár

   roztrhat něco na cucky ― to tear something (in)to shreds

Declension

Declension of cucek (velar masculine inanimate reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	cucek	cucky
genitive	cucku	cucků
dative	cucku	cuckům
accusative	cucek	cucky
vocative	cucku	cucky
locative	cucku	cuccích, cuckách
instrumental	cuckem	cucky

Derived terms

• cuckovat
• cuckovitý

 

Further reading

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

Zazaki

Etymology

Compare Persian جوجه.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʒuːˈd͡ʒe]

Noun

cucek

1. chick