netopýr

Czech

Etymology

Panslavic, from Proto-Slavic *netopyrjь, which is a compounded term, with the first element *neto- possibly reflecting Proto-Indo-European *nekʷto-, oblique e-grade of *nókʷts (“night”). The second element is usually taken to be *pyrjь (“flier”) (compare pero (“feather”)).[1] Another theory states it is the result of folk etymology or taboo deformation, based on *lepetyrь from *lepetati (“to fly irregularly”).[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛtoˌpiːr/

Noun

netopýr m

  1. bat, microbat (Any of the small, nocturnal, flying mammals of the order Microchiroptera, which navigate by means of echolocation.)

Declension
Declension
singular plural
nominative netopýr netopýři
genitive netopýra netopýrů
dative netopýrovi, netopýru netopýrům
accusative netopýra netopýry
vocative netopýre netopýři
locative netopýrovi, netopýru netopýrech
instrumental netopýrem netopýry

References
  1. netopýr in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
  2. "netopýr" in Václav Machek, Etymologický slovník jazyka českého, second edition, Academia, 1968
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