paúk

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *paǫkъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈpauːk/

Noun

paúk m animal

1. spider

   Paúk tče své sieti. ― A spider weaves its webs.

Declension

Declension of paúk (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	paúk	paúky	paúci, paúkové
genitive	paúka, paúku	paúkú	paúkóv
dative	paúku, paúkovi	paúkoma	paúkóm
accusative	paúk, paúka	paúky	paúky
vocative	paúče	paúky	paúci, paúkové
locative	paúcě, paúku, paúkovi	paúkú	paúciech
instrumental	paúkem	paúkoma	paúky

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

Derived terms

• paučina
• paučí
• paúček

 

Descendants

• Czech: pavouk

Further reading

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