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běhoun.

stretcher (a brick laid with the longest side exposed)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Čeština language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈbjɛɦou̯n]
  1. stretcher (a brick laid with the longest side exposed)

    inanimate · masculine
  2. runner

    inanimate · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰegʷ-der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *bḗˀgtei Proto-Slavic *běťi Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ā́ˀtei Proto-Slavic *-ati Proto-Indo-European *bʰegʷ-der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *bēˀgjā́ˀtei Proto-Slavic *běžàti ▲ Proto-Slavic *-ati Proto-Slavic *běgati Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ūnas Proto-Slavic *-ynъ Proto-Slavic *-unъ Proto-Slavic *běgũnъ Old Czech běhún Czech běhoun Inherited from Old Czech běhún. By surface analysis, běhat /běžet + -oun

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