žel

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See also: zel, zeł, zèl, żel, źěl, and žēl

Czech

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Czech žěl. Akin to Old East Slavic желя (želja)

Adverb

žel

  1. unfortunately, sadly
    Synonym: bohužel

Noun

žel m inan

  1. (archaic, literary) grief
    Synonym: žal
Declension
Declension of žel (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative žel žely
genitive želu želů
dative želu želům
accusative žel žely
vocative žele žely
locative želu želech
instrumental želem žely

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

žel

  1. second-person singular imperative of želet

Further reading

  • “žel”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “žel”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “žel”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
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