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Old Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tęžьkъ. First attested in 1543.
Adjective
ťažký
- heavy (having much physical weight)
- weight (made of heavy material; solid, massive)
- (of a woman) pregnant
- difficult (strenuous, tiring, exhausting)
- big, strong, serious
- painfully pressing, burdensome
Descendants
Further reading
- Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “ťažký”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Old Slovak ťažký, from Proto-Slavic *tęžьkъ.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ťažký (comparative ťažší, superlative najťažší)
- heavy
- Antonym: ľahký
- hard (difficult)
- Synonyms: obtiažny, trudný
- Antonym: ľahký
Declension
Declension of ťažký (hard-long)
Further reading
- “ťažký”, 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, 2003–2024