http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/04/poklop/ language-related musings - one language is never enough / Jedan jezik nikad nije dovoljan Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:43:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/04/poklop/#comment-89848 Sat, 17 May 2008 16:01:17 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/04/poklop/#comment-89848 ...to expand on the word poklop....very nicely explained by PRASE....etymologically close is the word POKLOPEC, meaning the fly, a part of men's pants....the users of Czech as foreign langugae should be very careful to make a distinction between these two expressions....the only thing these two words have in common is that they try to cover somenthing that should not be seen too much in public....!!..... …to expand on the word poklop….very nicely explained by PRASE….etymologically close is the word POKLOPEC, meaning the fly, a part of men’s pants….the users of Czech as foreign langugae should be very careful to make a distinction between these two expressions….the only thing these two words have in common is that they try to cover somenthing that should not be seen too much in public….!!…..

]]> http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/04/poklop/#comment-81466 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:32:52 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/04/poklop/#comment-81466 Hi there, I'm now studying in Czech Republic, therefore I have to learn some Czech here. I've learned some Spanish(probably 2 weeks by a friend), but not knowing it quite well. So do they have some common place?? Hi there,
I’m now studying in Czech Republic,
therefore I have to learn some Czech here.
I’ve learned some Spanish(probably 2 weeks by a friend), but not knowing it quite well.
So do they have some common place??

]]> http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/04/poklop/#comment-80377 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 23:44:17 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/04/poklop/#comment-80377 The etymology: the noun "poklop" is derived from the verb "poklopit", a perfective form of "klopit" = to tilt (proto-Slavic klopiti), which is said to be of onomatopoeic origin by the etymological dictionary that I have. By the way, "poklop" and "padací dveře" are not perfectly synonymous - "padací dveře" has to have hinges and shall be used as a closure of some vertical passage, "poklop" on the other hand is more general and can be used also instead of the word "víko" = lid. Hearing "poklop", my first association is usually is "poklop od kanálu" = sewer cover, however in this context neither "padací dveře" nor "víko" can be used as synonyms. The etymology: the noun “poklop” is derived from the verb “poklopit”, a perfective form of “klopit” = to tilt (proto-Slavic klopiti), which is said to be of onomatopoeic origin by the etymological dictionary that I have. By the way, “poklop” and “padací dveře” are not perfectly synonymous - “padací dveře” has to have hinges and shall be used as a closure of some vertical passage, “poklop” on the other hand is more general and can be used also instead of the word “víko” = lid. Hearing “poklop”, my first association is usually is “poklop od kanálu” = sewer cover, however in this context neither “padací dveře” nor “víko” can be used as synonyms.

]]> http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/04/poklop/#comment-80343 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:21:58 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/04/poklop/#comment-80343 This reminds me of the slang Russian word поклёп = libel This reminds me of the slang Russian word поклёп = libel

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