muška

See also: Muška and muska

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmuʃka]
• Hyphenation: mu‧š‧ka

Etymology 1

From moucha +‎ -ka.

Noun

muška f

1. diminutive of moucha

Declension

Declension of muška (hard feminine reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	muška	mušky
genitive	mušky	mušek
dative	mušce	muškám
accusative	mušku	mušky
vocative	muško	mušky
locative	mušce	muškách
instrumental	muškou	muškami

Etymology 2

From French mouche +‎ -ka.

Noun

muška f

1. soul patch, mouche

Declension

Declension of muška (hard feminine reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	muška	mušky
genitive	mušky	mušek
dative	mušce	muškám
accusative	mušku	mušky
vocative	muško	mušky
locative	mušce	muškách
instrumental	muškou	muškami

Further reading

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

Old Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈmuʃka/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈmuʃka/

Noun

muška f

1. diminutive of múcha

Declension

Declension of muška (hard a-stem reducible)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	muška	mušcě	mušky
genitive	mušky	muškú	mušek
dative	mušcě	muškama	muškám
accusative	mušku	mušcě	mušky
vocative	muško	mušcě	mušky
locative	mušcě	muškú	muškách
instrumental	muškú	muškama	muškami

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “muška”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Slovak

Etymology

From mucha +‎ -ka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmuʃka]

Noun

muška f (related adjective mušací, augmentative mušisko)

1. a small fly
2. a midge
3. an insect looking like a small fly, such as a fruit fly
4. sights (on a gun)
5. an aim

Declension

Declension of muška (pattern žena)

	singular	plural
nominative	muška	mušky
genitive	mušky	mušiek
dative	muške	muškám
accusative	mušku	mušky
locative	muške	muškách
instrumental	muškou	muškami

Further reading

• “muška”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024