žolík

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Czech

Etymology

Derived from English jolly joker.

Pronunciation

Noun

žolík m anim or m inan

  1. (card games) joker
  2. wildcard (an element, often deliberately concealed, which is withheld for contingency)

Usage notes

  • The term can usually be declined both as animate or inanimate. If the sense wildcard is used for a person, than only animate declension is possible.

Declension

animate:

inanimate:

Derived terms

See also

Playing cards in Czech · karty (layout · text)
eso dvojka trojka čtyřka pětka šestka sedmička
osmička devítka desítka kluk dáma král žolík

Further reading

  • žolík”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • žolík”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989