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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech čeľust, from Proto-Slavic *čeľustь.
Pronunciation
Noun
čelist f
- jaw (one of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth)
- horní čelist ― upper jaw
- dolní čelist ― lower jaw
Declension
Declension of čelist (i-stem feminine)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “čelist”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “čelist”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “čelist”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)