dějiny

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Czech

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Etymology

From děj (“act”) +‎ -ina. Compare Slovak dejiny, Polish dzieje, Lower Sorbian stawizny.

Pronunciation

Noun

dějiny f pl

  1. history (aggregate of past events)
    Synonym: historie

Declension

Declension of dějiny (pl-only hard feminine)
plural
nominative dějiny
genitive dějin
dative dějinám
accusative dějiny
vocative dějiny
locative dějinách
instrumental dějinami

Further reading

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