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meloun

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Czech

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Czech melún, from Italian melone, ultimately from Latin mēlō.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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meloun m inan

  1. melon
  2. (informal) million crowns (million units of Czech currency)
    Synonyms: milión, mega

Declension

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Declension of meloun (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative meloun melouny
genitive melounu melounů
dative melounu melounům
accusative meloun melouny
vocative meloune melouny
locative melouně, melounu melounech
instrumental melounem melouny

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Václav Machek (1968) “meloun”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia, page 359
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