hůl

See also: hul, and hűl

Czech

Etymology

Old Czech hól derived probably from Proto-Slavic *golь cognate with Proto-Slavic *golъ (“leafless”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦuːl]

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• Rhymes: -uːl

Noun

hůl f

1. stick, staff (cane or walking stick)
2. (sports) stick, club (implement used to control a ball or puck)
   1. (ice hockey, field hockey) hockey stick
   2. (lacrosse) lacrosse stick
   3. (golf) golf club

Declension

Declension of hůl (soft zero-ending feminine quant-alt)

	singular	plural
nominative	hůl	hole
genitive	hole	holí
dative	holi	holím
accusative	hůl	hole
vocative	holi	hole
locative	holi	holích
instrumental	holí	holemi

Derived terms

• hůlka

 

Further reading

• “hůl”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “hůl”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989