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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech děd, from Proto-Slavic *dědъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
děd m anim
- grandfather
- Synonym: dědeček
- (literary) old man
- Synonym: stařec
Declension
Declension of děd (hard masculine animate)
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
Noun
děd m pers
- grandfather
- old man
- (often in the plural) ancestor
Declension
Coordinate terms
Descendants
References