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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech žalář, želář. Probably borrowed from Old French jaiole (“prison”) or Old French solier. Possibly influenced by native Czech words žalovat, žalost.
Pronunciation
Noun
žalář m inan
- jail, prison
- Synonyms: věznice, vězení
Declension
Declension of žalář (soft masculine inanimate)
Further reading
- “žalář”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “žalář”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “žalář”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Old Czech
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈʒaɫaːr̝/
- IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈʒalaːr̝̊/
Noun
žalář m inan
- jail, prison
Declension
Descendants
Further reading