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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech běs, from Proto-Slavic *běsъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
běs m anim
- demon
- Synonym: čert
Declension
Declension of běs (hard masculine animate)
Noun
běs m inan
- fury, rage
Declension
Declension of běs (hard masculine inanimate)
Further reading
- “běs”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “běs”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “běs”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)