šelma
Czech
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Middle High German schelme.[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editšelma f
- beast of prey
- (zoology) carnivore (mammal belonging to the order Carnivora)
- psovitá šelma ― canid
- kočkovitá šelma ― feline
- medvědovitá šelma ― ursid
Declension
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Václav Machek (1968) “šelma”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia, page 604