berlička
Czech
editPronunciation
editNoun
editberlička f (related adjective berličkový)
- diminutive of berle
- Stranou u příkopu stojí shrbená a zahalená babka s berličkou v ruce a otýpkou klestí na zádech.
- Next to the ditch there is an old slouching, veiled lady with a small crutch in her hand and a bundle of brushwood on her back.
- (figuratively) crutch
- Synonym: obezlička
- Asi každý křesťan slyšel někdy argument, že víra je pouhá berlička pro slabé. Dnešní text jako by tuto námitku potvrzoval. Když je člověku zle, obrací se k Hospodinu. Jenže je to známka slabosti?
- Perhaps every Christian has been told that faith is but a crutch for the weak. Today's passage seems to be confirming this reproach. If a person feels down, they turn to the Lord. Yet is this a sign of weakness?
Declension
editFurther reading
editOld Czech
editPronunciation
editNoun
editberlička f
- diminutive of berla
Declension
editDeclension of berlička (hard a-stem reducible)
singular | dual | plural | |
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nominative | berlička | berličcě | berličky |
genitive | berličky | berličkú | berliček |
dative | berličcě | berličkama | berličkám |
accusative | berličku | berličcě | berličky |
vocative | berličko | berličcě | berličky |
locative | berličcě | berličkú | berličkách |
instrumental | berličkú | berličkama | berličkami |
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Further reading
edit- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “berlička”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
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