blcha

See also: Blcha

Old Czech

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰlúseh₂

Proto-Balto-Slavic *blúšāˀ

Proto-Slavic *blъxà

Old Czech blcha

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *blъxà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈbɫ̩xa/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈbl̩xa/

Noun

blcha f (diminutive bléška)

1. flea

Declension

Declension of blcha (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	blcha	blšě	blchy
genitive	blchy	blchú	blch
dative	blšě	blchama	blchám
accusative	blchu	blšě	blchy
vocative	blcho	blšě	blchy
locative	blšě	blchú	blchách
instrumental	blchú	blchama	blchami

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

Descendants

• Czech: blecha

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “blcha”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *blъxa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *blúšāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlúseh₂.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbl̩xa]

• Audio (Bratislava):

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• Rhymes: -xa
• Hyphenation: bl‧cha

Noun

blcha f (relational adjective blší or blšací, diminutive blška)

1. flea (insect)
2. (games, plural only) tiddlywinks

Declension

Declension of blcha
(pattern žena)

	singular	plural
nominative	blcha	blchy
genitive	blchy	bĺch
dative	blche	blchám
accusative	blchu	blchy
locative	blche	blchách
instrumental	blchou	blchami

Further reading

• “blcha”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025