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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech čas, from Proto-Slavic *časъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
čas m inan (related adjective časový)
- time
- čas na rozmyšlenou ― time for reflection
- věnovat čas ― to devote the time (to)
- Kdybych měl čas a peníze, jel bych do Evropy na dovolenou. ― If I had the time and money, I would go to Europe on vacation.
- time (particular occasion)
- Je čas spát. ― It's time to sleep.
- (grammar) tense
- budoucí čas ― future tense
- minulý čas ― past tense
Declension
Declension of čas (hard masculine inanimate)
Derived terms
Further reading
- čas in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- čas in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- čas in Internetová jazyková příručka
Old Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *časъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
čas m inan
- time
- moment in time
- length of time
- length of someone's rule or life
- time of year; season
- (religion) period of the church year
- month
- The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
- day
- hour
- deadline
- date
- (grammar) tense
- (phonology) weight; length of a syllable
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *časъ.
Noun
čȁs m (Cyrillic spelling ча̏с)
- moment
- Synonym: trenutak
- (Bosnia, Serbia) hour
- Synonym: sat
- (Bosnia, Serbia) lesson, period
- Synonym: sat
- (Croatia, regional) time
- Synonym: vrijeme
Declension
See also
Further reading
- “čas” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *časъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
čas m inan (genitive singular času, nominative plural časy, genitive plural čias, časov, declension pattern of dub)
- time
- time (particular occasion)
- Už je čas spať. ― It’s time to sleep.
- tense
Declension
Derived terms
References
- “čas”, 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, 2024
Slovene
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *časъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
čȁs m inan
- time
- season
- lẹ̑tni čȁs ― season
- (linguistics) tense
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “čas”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- “čas”, in Termania, Amebis
- See also the general references
Upper Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *časъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
čas m inan
- time
Further reading