zámek
Czech
editEtymology
editThe sense 'lock' is inherited from Proto-Slavic *zamъkъ. The sense 'manor house' is a semantic loan from Middle High German sloz (“lock, keep”) (cf. German Schloss),[1] itself a semantic loan of Latin clūsa (“lock, fort, fortification”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editzámek m inan (diminutive zámeček)
- lock (something used for fastening)
- château, castle (French-style castle), palace, manor house
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editReferences
edit- ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “zámek2”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 801
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