chapadlo

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Czech

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Etymology

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From chápat +‎ -dlo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈxapadlo]
  • Rhymes: -adlo
  • Hyphenation: cha‧pa‧d‧lo

Noun

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chapadlo n (related adjective chapadlový, diminutive chapadélko)

  1. (zoology, literally) tentacle
  2. (technical) gripper (device)
  3. (figurative, derogatory) tentacle (insidious reach or influence)

Declension

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Declension of chapadlo (hard neuter reducible)
singular plural
nominative chapadlo chapadla
genitive chapadla chapadel
dative chapadlu chapadlům
accusative chapadlo chapadla
vocative chapadlo chapadla
locative chapadle, chapadlu chapadlech
instrumental chapadlem chapadly
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Further reading

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  • “chapadlo”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
  • “chapadlo”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “chapadlo” in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012-, slovnikcestiny.cz
  • “chapadlo”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Spanish

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Verb

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chapadlo

  1. second-person plural imperative of chapar combined with lo
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