pepka

Czech

Etymology

Probably from Pepa, or derived from formerly used name of the disease: "Progressive Paralysis" abbreviated as P.P. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɛpka]
• Hyphenation: pep‧ka

Noun

pepka f

1. (informal) stroke (loss of brain function)

   Synonym: mrtvice

   Klepla ho pepka. ― He had a stroke.

Declension

Declension of pepka (hard feminine reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	pepka	pepky
genitive	pepky	pepek
dative	pepce	pepkám
accusative	pepku	pepky
vocative	pepko	pepky
locative	pepce	pepkách
instrumental	pepkou	pepkami

Further reading

• “pepka”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
• “pepka”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989