pimprle

Czech

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɪmpr̩lɛ]
• Hyphenation: pim‧pr‧le

Noun

pimprle f

1. (humorous, expressive) a puppet; a figurine
2. (derogatory, usually of a man) a short person, a shortie

   Říkali mu "Pimprle" kvůli jeho vzrůstu. ― They called him "Shortie" due to his height.

Declension

Declension of pimprle (soft feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	pimprle	pimprle
genitive	pimprle	pimprlí
dative	pimprli	pimprlím
accusative	pimprli	pimprle
vocative	pimprle	pimprle
locative	pimprli	pimprlích
instrumental	pimprlí	pimprlemi

Derived terms

• pimprlátko

 

Further reading

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