Kocourkov
Czech
Etymology
After Kocourkov, a fictitious town known for its mismanagement and foolishness of its inhabitants (compare Abdera or Gotham, Nottinghamshire). It was popularized especially by the book Kronika města Kocourkova by Ondřej Sekora.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkot͡sou̯rkof]
- Hyphenation: Ko‧cour‧kov
Proper noun
Kocourkov m inan
- A place or situation where people behave foolishly.
- 1848, Karel Havlíček Borovský, “Naše politika”, in Články z Národních novin:
- My jsme byli vždy v německém spolku jen Kocourkov, na nás celé Německo prstem ukazovalo, s potupným úsměchem o nás "Oesterreichrach" mluvilo atd.
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Declension
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Kocourkov | Kocourkovy |
| genitive | Kocourkova | Kocourkovů |
| dative | Kocourkovu | Kocourkovům |
| accusative | Kocourkov | Kocourkovy |
| vocative | Kocourkove | Kocourkovy |
| locative | Kocourkově | Kocourkovech |
| instrumental | Kocourkovem | Kocourkovy |
Derived terms
- kocourkovsky
- kocourkovský
- kocourkovství
- Kocourkovští
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