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Czech
Etymology
From drát + -avý.
Pronunciation
Adjective
dravý
- predatory (living by preying on other living animals)
- dravý pták ― bird of prey
- violent, destructive, wild (of natural phenomena)
- dravá řeka ― wild river
- dravý proud ― torrent, strong current
Declension
Declension of dravý (hard)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “dravý”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “dravý”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “dravý”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)