ouško

Czech

Alternative forms

• úško (rare)

Etymology

From ucho +‎ -ko.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈou̯ʃko]
• Hyphenation: ouš‧ko

Noun

ouško n

1. diminutive of ucho: small ear (body part)

Declension

Declension of ouško (velar neuter reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	ouško	ouška
genitive	ouška	oušek
dative	oušku	ouškům
accusative	ouško	ouška
vocative	ouško	ouška
locative	oušku	ouškách
instrumental	ouškem	ouškama

Noun

ouško n

1. something similar to an ear:
   1. handle (e.g. of a cup, a purse)
   2. eye (of a needle)
   3. tab (on a washcloth, etc., for hanging)
   4. (anatomy) auricle (an ear-shaped appendage of the left or right atrium of the heart)

Usage notes

• The instrumental plural form ouškama is used when talking about a body part, while the form oušky is used figuratively about things similar to an ear. When ouškama is used, associated adjectives also use forms ending in -ma instead of normal -mi.

Declension

Declension of ouško (velar neuter reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	ouško	ouška
genitive	ouška	oušek
dative	oušku	ouškům
accusative	ouško	ouška
vocative	ouško	ouška
locative	oušku	ouškách
instrumental	ouškem	oušky

Further reading

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