člověk

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See also: človek

Czech

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech člověk, from Proto-Slavic *člověkъ, *čьlověkъ, *čelověkъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
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Noun

člověk m anim (related adjective lidský) (plural lidé)

  1. human
    Synonym: osoba

Declension

Derived terms

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Further reading

  • člověk in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • člověk in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • člověk in Internetová jazyková příručka

Old Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *člověkъ, *čьlověkъ, *čelověkъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈt͡ʃɫoʋi̯ɛk/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈt͡ʃlovjɛk/

Noun

člověk m pers

  1. man, human, person
  2. man (male human)
  3. warrior (person fighting in an army)
  4. subordinate
  5. lord (person in a superior position)
  6. (biblical) man (son or creation of God)

Declension

Descendants

  • Czech: člověk

References

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

člověk m (Cyrillic spelling чловěк)

  1. Obsolete spelling of človjek
  2. Obsolete spelling of človek
  3. Obsolete spelling of človik