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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech déšč, from Proto-Slavic *dъždžь of uncertain origin,[1] probably from Proto-Indo-European *dus-diu- (“bad day”), from *dus + *dyew-.[2]
Pronunciation
Noun
déšť m inan
- rain
- prudký déšť ― heavy rain
- silný déšť ― heavy rain
- kapky deště ― raindrops
- Spustil se déšť. ― The rain started.
Declension
Declension of déšť (soft masculine inanimate quant-alt)
See also
References
- ^ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “déšť”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda
- ^ Machek, Václav (1968) Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia
Further reading
- “déšť”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “déšť”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “déšť”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)