děd

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Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech děd, from Proto-Slavic *dědъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

děd m anim

  1. grandfather
    Synonym: dědeček
  2. (literary) old man
    Synonym: stařec

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Further reading

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

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dědъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈɟi̯ɛd/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈɟɛt/

Noun

děd m pers

  1. grandfather
  2. old man
  3. (often in the plural) ancestor

Declension

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Descendants

  • Czech: děd

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